⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second 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
Made twelve threes to their four- They went cold, four of eighteen from three
- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 44
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 cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q2 10:07 · MEM 31-34 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 7:22 · MEM 81-83 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Farmar bad pass
Q4 3:11 · MEM 81-87 SA
- Missed FT
Tony Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:59 · MEM 81-89 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 3:38 · MEM 16-23 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 11:18 · MEM 73-79 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 12 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 12 |
