⏱️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 second 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 worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made three threes to their ten
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 8:03 · MEM 81-81 SA
- Lead
Darrell Arthur hit a 20-foot jumper, Mike Conley with the assist
Q4 0:33 · MEM 91-89 SA
- Winner
Rudy Gay hit a 14-foot two point shot
OT 0:27 · MEM 99-98 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · MEM 93-89 SA
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · MEM 93-89 SA
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
OT 1:42 · MEM 97-98 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 4:03 · MEM 15-20 SA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q3 2:47 · MEM 68-75 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 0:04 · MEM 95-98 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan lost ball turnover
Q4 1:43 · MEM 85-87 SA
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
