⏱️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 third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 3 down to 6 up
Q1 4:05 · SA 18-12 MEM
- Ties it
Gary Neal hit a 25-foot three jumper, Manu Ginobili with the assist
Q4 0:00 · SA 97-97 MEM
- Lead
Tony Parker hit a 20-foot jumper
OT 4:15 · SA 99-97 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili lost ball
Q4 1:06 · SA 88-91 MEM
- Turnover
Antonio McDyess bad pass
OT 1:55 · SA 103-101 MEM
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:13 · SA 108-103 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Ties it
Zach Randolph hit a free throw 2 of 2
OT 3:54 · SA 99-99 MEM
- Ties it
Mike Conley hit a free throw 2 of 2
OT 3:08 · SA 101-101 MEM
- Ties it
Zach Randolph hit a layup
OT 1:49 · SA 103-103 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sam Young bad pass
Q4 2:57 · SA 86-88 MEM
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 0:21 · SA 105-103 MEM
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo step out of bounds turnover
OT 0:12 · SA 108-103 MEM
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
