⏱️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
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 25- Beaten inside, 60 points in the paint to 86
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 6:16 · WSH 86-79 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q3 0:03 · WSH 104-95 SA
- Go-ahead
Bradley Beal hit a two point shot
OT 1:24 · WSH 143-142 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:07 · WSH 107-100 SA
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
OT 3:21 · WSH 137-137 SA
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
OT 0:57 · WSH 143-144 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- Lead
Patty Mills hit a 26-foot three jumper, Dejounte Murray with the assist
Q4 2:34 · WSH 124-127 SA
- Lead
DeMar DeRozan hit a 20-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:22 · WSH 131-133 SA
- Lead
Keldon Johnson hit a 4-foot two point shot
OT 4:45 · WSH 133-135 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Gregg Popovich technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:15 · WSH 82-79 SA
📊The numbers
| WSH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 86 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
