⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 5:14 · SA 19-17 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 3:56 · SA 68-66 MEM
- Steal
Davis Bertans stole it from Xavier Rathan-Mayes
Q4 2:39 · SA 94-87 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 2:45 · SA 94-87 MEM
- Turnover
Kyle Anderson bad pass
Q4 0:13 · SA 99-96 MEM
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · SA 99-96 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 10:19 · SA 6-11 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 4:24 · SA 39-43 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 1:22 · SA 100-98 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dillon Brooks traveling
Q4 3:41 · SA 93-87 MEM
- Turnover
Xavier Rathan-Mayes bad pass
Q4 2:39 · SA 94-87 MEM
- Turnover
Dillon Brooks bad pass
Q4 1:36 · SA 96-89 MEM
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 4 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Steals | 20 |
| 10 | Blocks | 22 |
