⏱️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, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:49 · SA 8-2 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 0:41 · SA 49-49 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 2:55 · SA 78-70 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:24 · SA 94-87 MEM
- Turnover
Tony Parker out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:17 · SA 94-89 MEM
- Turnover
Tony Parker post lost ball turnover
Q4 1:20 · SA 99-95 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q2 6:50 · SA 36-44 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:45 · SA 94-92 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 4:13 · SA 94-87 MEM
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo illegal screen turnover
Q4 2:23 · SA 96-92 MEM
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:00 · SA 96-92 MEM
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
