⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth 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
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 34
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q2 0:51 · MEM 57-49 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 11:19 · MEM 75-77 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q4 1:45 · MEM 97-90 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shane Battier Offensive Foul
OT 3:04 · MEM 97-92 SA
- Turnover
Jason Williams Bad Pass
OT 0:47 · MEM 101-97 SA
- Turnover
Drew Gooden Lost Ball. Stolen by Bruce Bowen.
OT 0:02 · MEM 101-101 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:25 · MEM 2-9 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 2:36 · MEM 26-29 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q3 3:35 · MEM 67-77 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker Bad Pass. Stolen by Pau Gasol.
Q4 1:32 · MEM 88-90 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Bad Pass. Stolen by Pau Gasol.
Q4 1:10 · MEM 88-90 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Lost Ball. Stolen by Drew Gooden.
Q4 0:39 · MEM 88-90 SA
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
