⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their one- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 26
- A 17-0 run from level to 17 points up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 28
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 5 down to 4 up
Q2 7:33 · SA 42-38 MEM
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run from level to 17 points up
Q3 5:07 · SA 88-71 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 7:11 · SA 98-77 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Duncan technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:00 · SA 53-47 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 4:54 · SA 15-21 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 1 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 33 | Assists | 11 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
