⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second 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
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 50
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
- Go-ahead
Manu Ginobili hit a 24-foot three jumper, Tony Parker with the assist
OT 2:09 · SA 95-94 MEM
- Go-ahead
Tony Parker hit a 21-foot jumper
OT 1:27 · SA 97-96 MEM
- Go-ahead
Tony Parker hit a layup
OT 0:29 · SA 99-98 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Duncan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:57 · SA 68-70 MEM
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:34 · SA 79-84 MEM
- Missed FT
Kurt Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
2OT 0:00 · SA 105-103 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 5:03 · SA 13-16 MEM
- Go-ahead
O.J. Mayo hit a 25-foot three jumper, Rudy Gay with the assist
Q4 1:00 · SA 88-90 MEM
- Lead
Marc Gasol hit a dunk, Mike Conley with the assist
OT 4:03 · SA 90-92 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo lost ball
Q4 0:39 · SA 90-90 MEM
- Turnover
Marc Gasol offensive foul (Manu Ginobili draws the foul)
OT 4:41 · SA 90-90 MEM
- Turnover
Marc Gasol turnover
OT 4:41 · SA 90-90 MEM
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
