⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse 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, ten turnovers to their 26, and outscored them 25-10 off them- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to ten
- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the first quarter
- Made three threes to their ten
- They shot well above their usual, ten of seventeen from three
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 5:35 · MEM 19-14 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Williams missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 4:43 · MEM 54-55 SA
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:39 · MEM 84-80 SA
- Missed FT
Earl Watson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:07 · MEM 89-85 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 7:03 · MEM 54-55 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 0:02 · MEM 46-34 SA
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili Bad Pass. Stolen by Bo Outlaw.
Q4 2:32 · MEM 89-85 SA
- Turnover
Malik Rose Bad Pass
Q4 0:31 · MEM 90-88 SA
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 59% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 19 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
