⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 31
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 19-11 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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 8:25 · MEM 15-7 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 11:51 · MEM 36-29 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 5:56 · MEM 48-38 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bonzi Wells missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:30 · MEM 90-90 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- Ties it
Manu Ginobili made Layup. Assisted by Tim Duncan.
Q4 2:51 · MEM 90-90 SA
- Winner
Tim Duncan made Layup. Assisted by Robert Horry.
Q4 1:37 · MEM 91-92 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bruce Bowen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:28 · MEM 91-92 SA
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:09 · MEM 91-93 SA
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:03 · MEM 93-94 SA
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
