⏱️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
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 12 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 0:03 · SA 60-50 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili lost ball
Q4 1:38 · SA 98-90 MEM
- Turnover
Tim Duncan lost ball
Q4 0:38 · SA 100-93 MEM
- Missed FT
Roger Mason misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · SA 102-95 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Steal
Rudy Gay stole it from Manu Ginobili
Q4 1:38 · SA 98-90 MEM
- Steal
Marc Gasol stole it from Tim Duncan
Q4 0:38 · SA 100-93 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley turnover
Q4 1:32 · SA 98-90 MEM
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
