⏱️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 third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 20-4 off them
- A 17-0 run from level to 17 points up in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:46 · SA 9-0 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 7:23 · SA 25-9 WSH
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run from level to 17 points up
Q3 6:35 · SA 102-85 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Keldon Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:36 · SA 133-125 WSH
- Missed FT
Stephon Castle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:31 · SA 134-127 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 1:08 · SA 32-31 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 7:00 · SA 122-110 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Poole out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:12 · SA 137-130 WSH
📊The numbers
| SA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 18 | Threes made | 18 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 38 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
