⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eight- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 33
- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, 31 turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 31-21 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 3:53 · MEM 45-39 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 11:48 · MEM 57-44 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 3:34 · MEM 85-79 PHX
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:53 · MEM 89-81 PHX
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:53 · MEM 89-81 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 10:18 · MEM 27-34 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 6:26 · MEM 67-61 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:15 · MEM 89-81 PHX
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:15 · MEM 89-81 PHX
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury Lost Ball. Stolen by Brevin Knight.
Q4 1:34 · MEM 89-81 PHX
📊The numbers
| MEM | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 31 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 15 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
