⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs 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 Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 28- A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the fourth quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q2 2:10 · MEM 57-47 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley offensive foul (Tony Parker draws the foul)
Q4 4:56 · MEM 88-87 SA
- Turnover
Mike Conley turnover
Q4 4:56 · MEM 88-87 SA
- Turnover
James Ennis III bad pass
Q4 2:00 · MEM 92-94 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- Winner
David Lee hit a layup, Kawhi Leonard with the assist
Q4 2:25 · MEM 92-94 SA
- Steal
Kawhi Leonard stole it from James Ennis III
Q4 2:00 · MEM 92-94 SA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q4 3:58 · MEM 96-102 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Danny Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · MEM 96-103 SA
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 15 | Assists | 13 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 0 |