⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
-1Q125-29
-4Q215-20
-4Q327-34
-5Q420-22
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 35
Key battles
21%Three-point accuracy44%
7Blocks3
16Free throws made27
3Fast break points1
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Lorenzen Wright Technical Foul
Q4 6:15 · MEM 70-90 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 3:41 · MEM 37-46 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Danny Ferry Technical Foul
Q4 9:26 · MEM 66-85 SA
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
