⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second 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 Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 29-17 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Antonis Fotsis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pau Gasol.
Q4 2:15 · MEM 92-91 POR
- Lead
Pau Gasol made Two Point Shot.
Q4 1:38 · MEM 94-92 POR
- Winner
Antonis Fotsis made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pau Gasol.
Q4 0:44 · MEM 99-97 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Willie Solomon Bad Pass. Stolen by Ruben Patterson.
Q4 4:46 · MEM 87-87 POR
- Turnover
Pau Gasol Lost Ball
Q4 2:41 · MEM 89-91 POR
- Missed FT
Willie Solomon missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:03 · MEM 102-99 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 5:48 · MEM 10-21 POR
- Ties it
Ruben Patterson made Layup. Assisted by Dale Davis.
Q4 1:16 · MEM 94-94 POR
- Go-ahead
Damon Stoudamire made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mitchell Butler.
Q4 0:55 · MEM 96-97 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mitchell Butler Offensive Foul
Q4 2:30 · MEM 89-91 POR
- Turnover
Mitchell Butler Foul
Q4 2:30 · MEM 89-91 POR
- Missed FT
Ruben Patterson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:51 · MEM 92-91 POR
📊The numbers
| MEM | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
