⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 26- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38
- A 18-0 run took them from 6 down to 12 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 10:55 · SA 12-6 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tre Jones misses technical free throw
Q2 3:47 · SA 61-44 MEM
- Technical
Zach Collins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:39 · SA 99-93 MEM
- Turnover
Zach Collins out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:31 · SA 108-116 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 1:29 · SA 94-89 MEM
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 6 down to 12 up
Q4 9:39 · SA 99-111 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Bismack Biyombo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:47 · SA 61-44 MEM
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
