⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 42- Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to seven
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 27
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 2:50 · SA 30-25 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 1:34 · SA 63-51 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 7:50 · SA 108-109 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 3:48 · SA 82-88 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 4:50 · SA 108-118 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 3:11 · SA 111-127 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Santi Aldama misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:03 · SA 108-115 MEM
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 16 | Threes made | 16 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
