⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
+7Q113-11
+7Q225-22
-4Q318-23
0Q422-22
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eighteen turnovers to their 25- They shot well above their usual, seven of nine from three
Key battles
78%Three-point accuracy31%
13Free throws made20
7Threes made4
10Steals15
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 78% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 15 |
| 8 | Blocks | 12 |
