⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
+5Q123-23
+2Q227-26
+1Q319-21
-10Q425-36
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their fifteen
Key battles
50%Three-point accuracy13%
4Points off turnovers18
3Blocks10
5Threes made1
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 10 |
