⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 12 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 34-8 off them- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 50
- A 19-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 21 in the second quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9 in the second quarter
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 took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 6:50 · MEM 17-15 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 1:22 · MEM 34-26 SA
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 21
Q2 9:10 · MEM 58-37 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9
Q2 2:44 · MEM 58-49 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 33 | Assists | 31 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 34 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
