โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ WSH better than we expected
โผ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 31
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 26
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first quarter
Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 17-7 off them
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Wizards
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 11:11 ยท WSH 15-2 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 0:02 ยท WSH 100-77 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Miller technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:24 ยท WSH 90-71 GS

Warriors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| WSH | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |








