⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
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 Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fifteen- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eleven
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 1:08 · MEM 96-96 SA
- Go-ahead
Mike Conley hit a 25-foot three jumper
OT 2:25 · MEM 103-102 SA
- Go-ahead
Courtney Lee hit a 25-foot three jumper, Mike Conley with the assist
OT 1:27 · MEM 106-104 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
David Joerger technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:48 · MEM 63-70 SA
- Turnover
Ed Davis turnover
OT 3:00 · MEM 100-100 SA
- Turnover
James Johnson bad pass
OT 0:44 · MEM 106-106 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- Lead
Manu Ginobili hit a two point shot, Tim Duncan with the assist
Q4 0:03 · MEM 96-98 SA
- Lead
Tim Duncan hit a jumper
OT 2:40 · MEM 100-102 SA
- Winner
Manu Ginobili hit a layup
OT 0:01 · MEM 108-110 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Ayres lost ball turnover
Q4 0:50 · MEM 88-96 SA
- Turnover
Marco Belinelli lost ball turnover
Q4 0:15 · MEM 93-96 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
OT 4:05 · MEM 98-100 SA
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
