⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 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, 24 free throws to their eleven- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen
- Made two threes to their eight
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 10:56 · MEM 10-1 SA
- Ties it
Mike Conley hit a 26-foot three jumper, Jerryd Bayless with the assist
Q4 0:30 · MEM 90-90 SA
- Winner
Mike Conley hit a layup
Q4 0:00 · MEM 92-90 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marc Gasol bad pass
Q4 3:19 · MEM 82-84 SA
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:36 · MEM 84-86 SA
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:17 · MEM 85-88 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up
Q1 3:46 · MEM 19-21 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 11:07 · MEM 23-29 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 2 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 15 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
