⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
+7Q126-23
+1Q223-24
-1Q318-20
-12Q410-24
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their twelve- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 16-4 off them
Key battles
4Points off turnovers16
5Steals11
3Threes made7
11Blocks6
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 11 | Blocks | 6 |
