⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
-4Q124-25
-12Q219-29
+9Q329-20
+9Q426-19
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 21
Key battles
19Points off turnovers8
6Blocks2
46%Three-point accuracy27%
6Threes made3
📊The numbers
| MEM | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
