⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 34 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 30
- Went cold from three, three of thirteen
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson 3 second
Q4 4:35 · SA 4-7 MEM
- Missed FT
Emanuel Ginobili missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:29 · SA 6-7 MEM
- Turnover
Danny Ferry Bad Pass. Stolen by Earl Watson.
Q4 1:27 · SA 9-16 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q4 2:12 · SA 9-22 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Drew Gooden Lost Ball. Stolen by Stephen Jackson.
Q4 4:22 · SA 4-7 MEM
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
