⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 45 from three- Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 43
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 1:27 · WSH 89-98 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 4:39 · WSH 105-114 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Brian Keefe technical foul
Q3 6:37 · WSH 68-88 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 10:57 · WSH 32-37 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 7:13 · WSH 38-55 SA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Luke Kornet flagrant foul type 1
Q1 0:12 · WSH 26-26 SA
📊The numbers
| WSH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
