⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 33 free throws to their 47- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 21-10 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 9:47 · SA 57-51 MEM
- Go-ahead
Matt Bonner hit a three jumper, Tim Duncan with the assist
Q4 1:28 · SA 96-94 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 2:41 · SA 98-94 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:24 · SA 85-90 MEM
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:24 · SA 85-90 MEM
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:51 · SA 85-92 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 6:18 · SA 34-40 MEM
- Winner
Shane Battier hit a 25-foot three jumper, Mike Conley with the assist
Q4 0:23 · SA 98-99 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:47 · SA 93-94 MEM
- Missed FT
Tony Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:47 · SA 93-94 MEM
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 1:07 · SA 96-94 MEM
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 13 | Assists | 22 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
