⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
+4Q125-15
-2Q225-23
-10Q326-33
+5Q427-20
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their eleven
Key battles
7Blocks1
11Offensive rebounds20
10Steals5
32Assists20
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 32 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
