⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 28
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 6:37 · SA 17-8 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Malik Rose Double Technical Foul. Lorenzen Wright gains possession.
Q4 9:25 · SA 75-55 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
James Posey Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q4 6:07 · SA 83-60 MEM
- Technical
Bonzi Wells Technical Foul
Q4 6:07 · SA 85-60 MEM
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
