⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 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, 26 free throws to their twelve- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 5:54 · MEM 20-8 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 10:51 · MEM 65-45 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stromile Swift misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:39 · MEM 91-84 SA
- Missed FT
Stromile Swift misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:39 · MEM 91-84 SA
- Turnover
Pau Gasol bad pass
Q4 2:02 · MEM 95-89 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q4 8:49 · MEM 89-79 SA
- Steal
Melvin Ely stole it from Pau Gasol
Q4 2:02 · MEM 95-89 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jackie Butler traveling
Q4 2:15 · MEM 95-89 SA
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
