⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 14 points behind 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 26-16 off them- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to six
A 17-0 run took them from 4 down to 13 up in the first 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 4 down to 13 up
Q1 6:56 · MEM 22-9 SA
- Steal
Eddie Jones stole it from Michael Finley
Q4 0:28 · MEM 73-78 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Miller misses technical free throw
Q2 6:20 · MEM 30-19 SA
- Missed FT
Hakim Warrick misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · MEM 80-81 SA
- Turnover
Shane Battier bad pass
Q4 0:01 · MEM 80-83 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:40 · MEM 32-31 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 10:48 · MEM 54-66 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:44 · MEM 70-77 SA
- Turnover
Michael Finley bad pass
Q4 0:28 · MEM 73-78 SA
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · MEM 79-80 SA
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 14 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
