⏱️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 first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their one- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 6:28 · SA 39-24 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 4:52 · SA 70-51 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 20
Q4 4:30 · SA 93-73 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
James Posey Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 10:08 · SA 77-57 MEM
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 10 | Threes made | 1 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 15 |
| 12 | Blocks | 4 |
