⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 27 from three- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 37
- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 9
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 31-11 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 2:10 · MEM 51-45 SA
- Lead
Mike Conley hit a driving layup
OT 4:39 · MEM 98-96 SA
- Winner
Marc Gasol hit a 12-foot two point shot
OT 0:00 · MEM 110-108 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marc Gasol Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 2:40 · MEM 88-88 SA
- Turnover
Zach Randolph Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
OT 3:16 · MEM 100-100 SA
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
OT 1:40 · MEM 100-102 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 3:54 · MEM 88-91 SA
- Go-ahead
Kawhi Leonard hit a 23-foot three jumper, Patty Mills with the assist
Q4 0:43 · MEM 92-94 SA
- Ties it
Kawhi Leonard hit a three jumper, Patty Mills with the assist
OT 0:12 · MEM 108-108 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker lost ball turnover
OT 3:31 · MEM 100-100 SA
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 0:43 · MEM 105-102 SA
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
