⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their nineteen- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 48
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their six
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:45 · SA 12-4 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 8:04 · SA 41-21 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 1:15 · SA 92-85 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses technical free throw
Q3 10:30 · SA 46-37 MEM
- Missed FT
Antonio McDyess misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · SA 94-88 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 1:46 · SA 43-35 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 6:58 · SA 49-56 MEM
- Lead
Zach Randolph hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:34 · SA 84-85 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shane Battier bad pass
Q4 2:30 · SA 84-83 MEM
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 0:58 · SA 86-85 MEM
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
