⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve
A 13-0 run dragged them back level in the third 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 7:54 · MEM 61-61 SA
- Steal
Marc Gasol stole it from Gary Neal
Q4 3:00 · MEM 81-82 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses technical free throw
Q3 8:32 · MEM 48-61 SA
- Missed FT
O.J. Mayo misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:15 · MEM 81-82 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 7:00 · MEM 10-18 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 10:40 · MEM 73-76 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gary Neal bad pass
Q4 3:00 · MEM 81-82 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan offensive foul (Rudy Gay draws the foul)
Q4 0:32 · MEM 84-87 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan turnover
Q4 0:32 · MEM 84-87 SA
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 15 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
