⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 48
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 1:27 · MEM 34-20 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Zach Randolph technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:33 · MEM 41-26 SA
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:20 · MEM 83-80 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses technical free throw
Q2 8:33 · MEM 41-26 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:45 · MEM 88-84 SA
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
