⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
0Q124-23
+2Q217-18
+6Q324-20
+9Q428-22
▼ LAL 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 Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 33
Key battles
33%Three-point accuracy13%
3Blocks9
5Steals10
33Free throws made25
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
