⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter but fell behind it by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third 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
Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 27
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q4 4:20 · SA 107-92 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Martin bad pass
Q4 3:49 · SA 98-92 MEM
- Missed FT
Jonathon Simmons misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · SA 109-102 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 1:14 · SA 110-104 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ray McCallum bad pass
Q4 4:41 · SA 96-92 MEM
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
