⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their ten- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their five
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
- Winner
Earl Watson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pau Gasol.
Q4 2:38 · MEM 77-74 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q4 2:38 · MEM 85-74 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Drew Gooden Lost Ball. Stolen by Michael Jordan.
Q4 3:33 · MEM 73-70 WSH
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:10 · MEM 73-72 WSH
- Turnover
Shane Battier Lost Ball. Stolen by Tyronn Lue.
Q4 1:57 · MEM 77-74 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 1:44 · MEM 40-42 WSH
- Ties it
Tyronn Lue made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 2:57 · MEM 74-74 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Jordan Out of Bounds
Q4 2:14 · MEM 77-74 WSH
📊The numbers
| MEM | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 1 | Threes made | 2 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
