⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 23-7 off them- A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 11:37 · SA 56-43 MEM
- Lead
Malik Rose made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:07 · SA 80-79 MEM
- Ties it
Malik Rose made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:07 · SA 79-79 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Malik Rose Lost Ball. Stolen by Shane Battier.
Q4 3:33 · SA 75-76 MEM
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:00 · SA 75-77 MEM
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 0:28 · SA 80-79 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q4 9:00 · SA 74-76 MEM
- Winner
Lorenzen Wright made Layup.
Q4 0:19 · SA 80-81 MEM
Bad plays
- Flagrant
James Posey Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 2:45 · SA 37-37 MEM
- Turnover
James Posey Lost Ball. Stolen by Bruce Bowen.
Q4 4:11 · SA 75-76 MEM
- Missed FT
Shane Battier missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:14 · SA 75-77 MEM
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
