⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 38 from three
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 2 down to 7 up
Q1 9:45 · SA 12-5 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 9:57 · SA 58-51 MEM
- Ties it
Tre Jones hit a 23-foot three jumper, Jeremy Sochan with the assist
Q4 0:18 · SA 97-97 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:42 · SA 85-93 MEM
- Missed FT
Keldon Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:17 · SA 89-95 MEM
- Turnover
Victor Wembanyama offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 0:38 · SA 91-95 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q2 6:57 · SA 39-33 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 7:07 · SA 58-59 MEM
- Winner
Jaren Jackson Jr. hit a 7-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:01 · SA 97-99 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaren Jackson Jr. bad pass
Q4 3:53 · SA 80-85 MEM
- Turnover
Scotty Pippen Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 1:32 · SA 86-93 MEM
- Turnover
Scotty Pippen Jr. bad pass
Q4 0:22 · SA 94-97 MEM
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
