⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 39 from three- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 59
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 3:22 · SA 21-17 MEM
- Winner
Harrison Barnes hit a 2-foot two point shot
Q4 2:13 · SA 102-101 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q4 2:13 · SA 111-101 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kelly Olynyk misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 5:00 · SA 97-95 MEM
- Turnover
Jeremy Sochan out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:49 · SA 100-98 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:43 · SA 0-8 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 6:56 · SA 66-70 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cedric Coward bad pass
Q4 0:50 · SA 107-101 MEM
- Turnover
Cedric Coward lost ball turnover
Q4 0:20 · SA 109-101 MEM
📊The numbers
| SA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 23 | Assists | 30 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
