⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 14 down to 1 up in the first quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 4:01 · MEM 22-14 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Vince Carter technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:50 · MEM 59-54 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 14 down to 1 up
Q1 0:29 · MEM 30-31 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Danny Green Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 3:08 · MEM 95-87 SA
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
