⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 41- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
- Made ten threes to their sixteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 0:28 · SA 34-26 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 11:11 · SA 70-62 WSH
- Winner
DeMar DeRozan hit a 2-foot two point shot
Q4 0:05 · SA 124-122 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge offensive foul
Q4 3:17 · SA 116-115 WSH
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge turnover
Q4 3:17 · SA 116-115 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 3:18 · SA 55-56 WSH
- Lead
Ish Smith hit a layup, Bradley Beal with the assist
Q4 2:23 · SA 118-120 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Thomas Bryant bad pass
Q4 4:38 · SA 111-112 WSH
- Missed FT
Thomas Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:39 · SA 116-114 WSH
📊The numbers
| SA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 30 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
