⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 25
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- Ties it
Trevor Ariza hit a two point shot
OT 4:16 · WSH 101-101 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
OT 0:45 · WSH 115-115 SA
- Ties it
John Wall hit a driving layup
OT 0:01 · WSH 115-115 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:27 · WSH 99-99 SA
- Missed FT
Marcin Gortat misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 2:18 · WSH 104-108 SA
- Missed FT
Marcin Gortat misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 2:18 · WSH 104-108 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 6:05 · WSH 74-75 SA
- Lead
Marco Belinelli hit a layup, Patty Mills with the assist
OT 4:39 · WSH 99-101 SA
- Lead
Danny Green hit a 25-foot three jumper, Tim Duncan with the assist
OT 4:01 · WSH 101-104 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tiago Splitter lost ball turnover
OT 1:13 · WSH 106-111 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan bad pass
OT 0:05 · WSH 113-115 SA
- Turnover
Patty Mills bad pass
2OT 3:36 · WSH 115-117 SA
📊The numbers
| WSH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 30 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
