⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
+1Q127-23
-3Q221-19
+8Q333-23
-6Q413-15
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 7
Key battles
19Fast break points7
10Steals4
10Threes made5
19Points off turnovers11
📊The numbers
| SA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
