⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third 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
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 47- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 48
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:38 · MEM 9-0 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 3:44 · MEM 26-21 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 2:41 · MEM 60-56 SA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kyle Anderson flagrant foul type 1
Q2 10:55 · MEM 37-32 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 8:42 · MEM 11-13 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 0:26 · MEM 63-68 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 11 | Blocks | 8 |
