⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 21-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 27 in the second quarter- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 27
Q2 7:18 · SA 51-24 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q3 4:16 · SA 66-51 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Randy Wittman technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 11:11 · SA 51-28 WSH
📊The numbers
| SA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
