⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
-9Q122-29
-2Q226-26
+3Q328-23
-5Q420-24
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nineteen- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
2Blocks7
20Offensive rebounds9
14Free throws made24
4Threes made2
📊The numbers
| PHX | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
