⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eighteen turnovers to their 25, and outscored them 25-11 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 11:30 · MEM 24-27 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 3:04 · MEM 45-44 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 2:30 · MEM 84-78 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:30 · MEM 76-78 SA
- Missed FT
Stromile Swift missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:32 · MEM 79-78 SA
- Turnover
Jason Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Ron Mercer.
Q4 0:40 · MEM 84-78 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 0:01 · MEM 64-68 SA
- Lead
Malik Rose made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:41 · MEM 76-77 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Shane Heal Technical Foul
Q2 10:27 · MEM 23-27 SA
- Technical
Shane Heal Technical Foul
Q2 10:27 · MEM 23-27 SA
- Turnover
Radoslav Nesterovic Bad Pass. Stolen by Mike Miller.
Q4 1:00 · MEM 82-78 SA
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 14 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 8 |
