⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 32- A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q2 2:30 · SA 53-37 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 28-point lead to 36
Q4 9:06 · SA 92-56 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
David Joerger technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 7:50 · SA 30-22 MEM
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
