⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
-14Q117-24
+5Q222-16
+2Q333-27
0Q427-24
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their twenty- Won the glass, 39 rebounds to 25
Key battles
31Free throws made17
49Rebounds33
22%Three-point accuracy29%
18Turnovers14
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
