⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 19 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
A 25-0 run took them from 7 down to 18 up in the first quarter- Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 25-0 run
A 25-0 run took them from 7 down to 18 up
Q1 1:39 · SA 40-22 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 4:37 · SA 88-82 MEM
- Missed FT
Tiago Splitter misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:30 · SA 89-82 MEM
- Missed FT
Boris Diaw misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:18 · SA 89-82 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 7:43 · SA 9-14 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 8:29 · SA 80-75 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 1:08 · SA 101-94 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 3:33 · SA 92-84 MEM
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
