⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. 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, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 10:24 · WSH 112-104 SA
- Lead
Tyus Jones hit a 15-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 1:48 · WSH 123-121 SA
- Lead
Marvin Bagley III hit a tip shot
Q4 1:12 · WSH 125-123 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Poole technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:59 · WSH 117-106 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 4:26 · WSH 59-63 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 4:43 · WSH 121-121 SA
- Go-ahead
Jeremy Sochan hit a 25-foot three jumper, Devin Vassell with the assist
Q4 0:53 · WSH 125-126 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Vassell misses technical free throw
Q4 6:59 · WSH 117-106 SA
- Missed FT
Devin Vassell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · WSH 127-131 SA
📊The numbers
| WSH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 38 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 74 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
