⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third 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
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 34
- A 17-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 18 in the first 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 cut a 39-point deficit to 30
Q4 9:40 · MEM 75-105 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 18
Q1 9:28 · MEM 4-22 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 26
Q3 9:48 · MEM 49-75 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 34
Q3 3:39 · MEM 61-95 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 16 | Threes made | 16 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 36 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
