⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
+1Q130-29
+6Q226-18
-2Q332-32
+6Q431-28
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, nine of fifteen from three
- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 32
- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their five, and were outscored 19-7 off them
Key battles
0Steals6
9Threes made2
60%Three-point accuracy25%
7Points off turnovers19
📊The numbers
| MEM | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 36 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
