⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 28-7 off them- A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 49
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4 in the first quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17
Q1 11:42 · WSH 19-2 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 3:50 · WSH 96-92 SA
- Winner
Bradley Beal hit a 26-foot, John Wall with the assist
Q4 0:00 · WSH 102-99 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:51 · WSH 97-96 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4
Q1 6:50 · WSH 19-15 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 2:23 · WSH 22-28 SA
- Ties it
Tony Parker hit a 26-foot three jumper, Danny Green with the assist
Q4 0:07 · WSH 99-99 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:44 · WSH 94-92 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan 3 second turnover
Q4 2:13 · WSH 94-92 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker lost ball turnover
Q4 1:00 · WSH 96-96 SA
📊The numbers
| WSH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
