⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 41
Went cold from three, ten of 38
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 3:02 · GS 27-29 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 4:21 · GS 116-109 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Draymond Green technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:05 · GS 35-43 WSH
- Turnover
Kevin Durant traveling
Q4 1:46 · GS 116-111 WSH
- Turnover
Stephen Curry out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:30 · GS 118-114 WSH

Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 0:32 · GS 27-37 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 2:46 · GS 47-64 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Bradley Beal technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:19 · GS 50-64 WSH
- Turnover
John Wall out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:35 · GS 109-109 WSH
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:13 · GS 118-113 WSH
📊The numbers
| GS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 13 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 17 | Steals | 14 |
| 20 | Blocks | 21 |









