⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 30-11 off them- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 34
- Made no threes to their eight
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 6:48 · MEM 22-14 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q3 0:32 · MEM 92-67 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Marc Gasol technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:01 · MEM 20-14 SA
- Technical
Jason Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:05 · MEM 46-37 SA
- Technical
Marc Gasol technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 5:11 · MEM 46-40 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
George Hill misses technical free throw
Q1 5:01 · MEM 20-14 SA
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 0 | Threes made | 8 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
