⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their eighteen- They shot well above their usual, seven of eleven from three
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 50
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
- Lead
David Lee hit a dunk
Q4 1:06 · SA 102-100 WSH
- Go-ahead
Danny Green hit a 24-foot three jumper, Patty Mills with the assist
Q4 0:19 · SA 105-103 WSH
- Winner
Kawhi Leonard hit a 20-foot jumper, Manu Ginobili with the assist
Q4 0:06 · SA 107-105 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard lost ball turnover
Q4 1:23 · SA 100-98 WSH
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · SA 107-105 WSH
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · SA 107-105 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:10 · SA 5-14 WSH
- Go-ahead
Bradley Beal hit a 24-foot three jumper, John Wall with the assist
Q4 0:53 · SA 102-103 WSH
- Ties it
John Wall hit a driving layup
Q4 0:11 · SA 105-105 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:46 · SA 100-98 WSH
📊The numbers
| SA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 64% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
