⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
-8Q120-28
+2Q226-26
-1Q322-23
+12Q434-23
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 23-12 off them- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 51
Key battles
11Steals3
9Turnovers21
23Points off turnovers12
4Threes made7
📊The numbers
| MEM | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 9 | Blocks | 9 |
