⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 46 rebounds to 60
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 4:24 · SA 43-30 MEM
- Lead
Tim Duncan hit a driving layup, Tony Parker with the assist
OT 4:41 · SA 87-85 MEM
- Lead
Tim Duncan hit a layup
OT 2:05 · SA 89-87 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 0:27 · SA 85-81 MEM
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
OT 4:09 · SA 87-85 MEM
- Turnover
Danny Green bad pass
OT 3:12 · SA 87-87 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 4:07 · SA 15-18 MEM
- Ties it
Mike Conley hit a 7-foot jumper
Q4 0:18 · SA 85-85 MEM
- Ties it
Tony Allen hit a layup
OT 4:07 · SA 87-87 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 3:05 · SA 85-78 MEM
- Turnover
Zach Randolph lost ball turnover
OT 4:11 · SA 87-85 MEM
- Turnover
Zach Randolph lost ball turnover
OT 3:00 · SA 87-87 MEM
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 12 | Blocks | 6 |
