⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 31- Made four threes to their eleven
- They shot well above their usual, eleven of nineteen from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 9:56 · SA 92-85 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 6:13 · SA 102-88 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 3:58 · SA 110-93 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:41 · SA 66-64 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 12 | Blocks | 3 |
