⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 10:05 · MEM 10-5 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 3:55 · MEM 125-125 SA
- Ties it
Jaren Jackson Jr. hit a 25-foot three shot
Q4 0:23 · MEM 128-128 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Luke Kennard technical foul
Q2 1:15 · MEM 54-72 SA
- Technical
Scotty Pippen Jr. technical foul
Q3 9:54 · MEM 65-77 SA
- Turnover
Zach Edey traveling
Q4 2:46 · MEM 121-125 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 3:29 · MEM 24-27 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 11:34 · MEM 30-41 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 9:14 · MEM 102-114 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses technical free throw
Q2 1:15 · MEM 54-72 SA
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox lost ball turnover
Q4 2:50 · MEM 121-125 SA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:47 · MEM 121-125 SA
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Assists | 33 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
