⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 12 points ahead of 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 Grizzlies won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their eighteen- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the second quarter
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 from level to 12 points up
Q2 6:31 · MEM 45-33 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 10:55 · MEM 73-66 SA
- Ties it
Mike Miller made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Williams.
Q4 0:40 · MEM 90-90 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Williams missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 7:13 · MEM 11-8 SA
- Turnover
Pau Gasol Bad Pass
Q4 4:56 · MEM 78-79 SA
- Missed FT
Stromile Swift missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:39 · MEM 85-90 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- Lead
Tim Duncan made 15 ft jumper.
Q4 0:28 · MEM 90-92 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Nazr Mohammed Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 7:13 · MEM 11-8 SA
- Missed FT
Mike Wilks missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:48 · MEM 78-80 SA
- Turnover
Glenn Robinson Lost Ball. Stolen by Stromile Swift.
Q4 4:20 · MEM 78-81 SA
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
