⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 50- A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 4:02 · SA 22-16 WSH
- Go-ahead
Victor Wembanyama hit a 18-foot two point shot
Q4 2:30 · SA 111-110 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Vassell offensive foul
Q4 1:07 · SA 113-116 WSH
- Turnover
Devin Vassell turnover
Q4 1:07 · SA 113-116 WSH
- Turnover
Keldon Johnson back court turnover
Q4 0:32 · SA 113-116 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q2 9:50 · SA 42-40 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 5:49 · SA 107-107 WSH
- Go-ahead
Bilal Coulibaly hit a 24-foot three jumper, Kyle Kuzma with the assist
Q4 2:55 · SA 109-110 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Poole out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:20 · SA 107-104 WSH
📊The numbers
| SA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 31 | Assists | 32 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
