⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 8 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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 32
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 38
- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the first quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q1 10:51 · MEM 14-2 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 4:24 · MEM 87-80 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · MEM 94-86 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan bad pass
Q4 4:09 · MEM 81-80 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:34 · MEM 89-82 SA
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 12 | Assists | 15 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |