⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fifteen
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 from level to 10 points up
Q3 3:11 · SA 81-71 MEM
- Steal
Tim Duncan stole it from Mike Miller
Q4 0:41 · SA 103-96 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:45 · SA 97-96 MEM
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:45 · SA 97-96 MEM
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:10 · SA 97-96 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q3 11:25 · SA 65-56 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 5:00 · SA 71-71 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Chucky Atkins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:35 · SA 42-34 MEM
- Technical
Chucky Atkins technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 7:35 · SA 42-34 MEM
- Turnover
Mike Miller bad pass
Q4 0:41 · SA 103-96 MEM
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
