⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 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, 26 free throws to their fifteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 7:22 · SA 87-79 MEM
- Ties it
Antonio Daniels made Two Point Shot.
OT 3:51 · SA 89-89 MEM
- Winner
Tim Duncan made Jumper. Assisted by Antonio Daniels.
OT 0:36 · SA 95-93 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Danny Ferry Bad Pass. Stolen by Brevin Knight.
Q4 2:47 · SA 87-83 MEM
- Turnover
David Robinson Lost Ball. Stolen by Shane Battier.
Q4 2:07 · SA 87-85 MEM
- Turnover
Terry Porter Traveling
Q4 1:58 · SA 87-85 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Ties it
Shane Battier made Jumper. Assisted by Brevin Knight.
Q4 0:24 · SA 87-87 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 4:54 · SA 87-89 MEM
- Lead
Brevin Knight made Two Point Shot.
OT 3:33 · SA 89-91 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Tony Massenburg Technical Foul
Q2 2:46 · SA 47-35 MEM
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
