⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 24
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 7:56 · MEM 42-39 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 3:38 · MEM 77-71 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 6:22 · MEM 95-93 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gay offensive foul (Manu Ginobili draws the foul)
Q4 0:25 · MEM 95-97 SA
- Turnover
Rudy Gay turnover
Q4 0:25 · MEM 95-97 SA
- Missed FT
Mike Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · MEM 95-98 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 2:19 · MEM 48-52 SA
- Ties it
Tim Duncan hit a 9-foot two point shot
Q4 1:42 · MEM 95-95 SA
- Winner
Manu Ginobili hit a driving layup
Q4 0:32 · MEM 95-97 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan offensive foul (Juan Carlos Navarro draws the foul)
Q4 4:43 · MEM 91-93 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan turnover
Q4 4:43 · MEM 91-93 SA
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · MEM 95-97 SA
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
