⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q4 6:39 · MEM 89-72 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q3 4:03 · MEM 62-61 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 11 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 11 | Blocks | 6 |
