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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Grizzlies | 28 | 23 | 43 | 35 | 129 |
 Spurs | 30 | 33 | 25 | 27 | 115 |
MEMTeam statsSAS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM | 51-10349.5% | 16-3842.1% | 11-1764.7% | 52 | 28 | 8 |
| SAS | 40-8944.9% | 16-4337.2% | 19-2770.4% | 44 | 22 | 11 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Memphis Grizzlies129| 33 | 21 | 8-13 | 2-4 | 0 | 3-3 | +9 | +6.5 | |||||||
| 31 | 21 | 9-13 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +22 | +10.0 | ||||||
| 31 | 19 | 8-24 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 0 | +1 | −7.7 | |||||||
| 21 | 5 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −7.8 | |||
| 17 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2.0 | ||||||
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| 30 | 15 | 5-9 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | +3.9 | ||||||
| 27 | 20 | 9-15 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +20 | +5.8 | |||||
| 19 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0 | +1 | +0.3 | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +3.9 | ||||
| 11 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | +10 | +2.4 | |||||||
| 10 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −0.4 | ||||
| Team | 129 | 51-10349.5% | 16-3842.1% | 52 | 28 | 8 | 19 | 11-1764.7% | 14 | 7 | 5 | |||
Bench 57 points on 22 for 40 shooting
Did not play: John Konchar and Yuki Kawamura (coach’s decision).
San Antonio Spurs115| 37 | 13 | 5-19 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | −1.3 | |||||||
| 35 | 8 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −7.5 | |||||
| 34 | 21 | 7-13 | 3-6 | 4-7 | 0 | −17 | +2.9 | |||||||
| 33 | 26, Career high (his best before, 23) | 9-21 | 2-9 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | −14 | +1.3 | ||||||
| 30 | 10 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.9 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 17 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | 0.0 | ||||
| 22 | 9 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +0.4 | ||||||
| 13 | 6 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +2.1 | |||
| 11 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | −10 | +3.5 | ||||||
| Team | 115 | 40-8944.9% | 16-4337.2% | 44 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 19-2770.4% | 7 | 5 | 11 | |||
Bench 37 points on 12 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Blake Wesley, Sidy Cissoko, Zach Collins, Malaki Branham, David Duke Jr. and Sandro Mamukelashvili (coach’s decision).
Grizzlies129Spurs115ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Ja Morant had 21 points and 12 assists, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the San Antonio Spurs 129-115.
Luke Kennard’s corner 3-pointer put the Grizzlies ahead for good with 3:14 left in the third quarter.
The Spurs got within 109-108 on Stephon Castle’s dunk with 5:19 to play, but Jaren Jackson Jr. answered with a driving layup, and the Spurs got no closer.
During clutch time, the Grizzlies outscored the Spurs 6-0.
Desmond Bane scored 21 points (9 in the fourth quarter) on 8 for 13 shooting, and Santi Aldama added 20 points (16 in the paint) and 10 rebounds off the bench. The Grizzlies had 3 20-point scorers. Morant assisted on 7 of Aldama’s 9 baskets, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Spurs, Castle scored a career-high 26 points, and Devin Vassell added 21 points. Castle scored 15 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter.
The Grizzlies grabbed 14 offensive rebounds to the Spurs’ 7 and outscored them 62-42 in the paint. The Spurs forced 8 turnovers, about 6 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Grizzlies outscored the Spurs 18-5 in 4 minutes with Kennard, Jackson, Morant, Bane and Aldama on the floor together.
Memphis GrizzliesSan Antonio SpursPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Grizzlies’ chance bottomed out at 15% (2nd quarter, 12s left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
118 points from the field on 103 shots: 0.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 28-42 | 66.7% | 66% |
| In the paint | 3-14 | 21.4% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-9 | 44.4% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-12 | 41.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-26 | 42.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Vassell | 23 | 11 | 4-5 | +4 |
| Stephon Castle | 16 | 2 | 1-4 | −3 |
| Harrison Barnes | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Chris Paul | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Castle | 25 | 8 | 3-6 | −1 |
| Tre Jones | 12 | 4 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Julian Champagnie | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Devin Vassell | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 7 | 3-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Barnes | 13 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Keldon Johnson | 12 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Julian Champagnie | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 7 | 3-4 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 53 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
SAS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Jackson Jr. 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Kennard 2 AST)
Q4 8:16
15.7%
29→14
Huff 25' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Jackson Jr. 2 AST)
Q4 11:11
13.5%
24→11
Kennard 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Clarke 2 AST)
Q3 3:14
12.5%
53→40
Bane 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (16 PTS)
Q4 4:24
12.0%
34→22
Kennard 3PT Running Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Morant 10 AST)
Q3 2:15
11.0%
40→29
