⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 5 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, 32 free throws to their twenty
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 took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 10:17 · SA 26-22 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 8:48 · SA 56-48 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan offensive foul (Shane Battier draws the foul)
Q4 2:12 · SA 87-81 MEM
- Turnover
Tim Duncan turnover
Q4 2:12 · SA 87-81 MEM
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili lost ball
Q4 0:42 · SA 89-82 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Steal
Tony Allen stole it from Manu Ginobili
Q4 0:42 · SA 89-82 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Allen offensive foul (Manu Ginobili draws the foul)
Q4 2:26 · SA 87-81 MEM
- Turnover
Tony Allen turnover
Q4 2:26 · SA 87-81 MEM
- Turnover
Mike Conley turnover
Q4 1:45 · SA 88-81 MEM
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
