⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 9:37 · SA 36-35 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 7:52 · SA 47-37 MEM
- Winner
Antonio McDyess hit a 19-foot jumper, Manu Ginobili with the assist
OT 4:24 · SA 102-100 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan lost ball
Q4 2:34 · SA 96-91 MEM
- Turnover
8 second
OT 1:31 · SA 108-104 MEM
- Turnover
Richard Jefferson turnover
OT 0:43 · SA 110-106 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q1 6:13 · SA 17-19 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 3:17 · SA 22-28 MEM
- Ties it
O.J. Mayo hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:21 · SA 100-100 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Allen turnover
Q4 2:10 · SA 96-93 MEM
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo bad pass
OT 4:01 · SA 102-100 MEM
- Turnover
Tony Allen bad pass
OT 1:20 · SA 108-104 MEM
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
