⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
+8Q118-15
-4Q223-29
-3Q314-16
+2Q424-23
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, three of ten
Key battles
2Fast break points6
7Threes made3
50%Three-point accuracy30%
6Blocks9
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
