⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, 27 free throws to their twelve
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the fourth quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 6:15 · MEM 44-35 SA
- Steal
Zach Randolph with the steal
Q4 0:21 · MEM 89-86 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph bad pass
Q4 2:34 · MEM 85-79 SA
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · MEM 92-86 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- Steal
Keith Bogans stole it from Zach Randolph
Q4 2:34 · MEM 85-79 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q4 5:07 · MEM 85-84 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan turnover
Q4 0:21 · MEM 89-86 SA
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 9 |
