⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, nine of fourteen from three
- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their fifteen
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- Ties it
Jason Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:16 · MEM 87-87 DEN
- Ties it
Wesley Person made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:13 · MEM 93-93 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 4:13 · MEM 81-82 DEN
- Turnover
Pau Gasol Lost Ball. Stolen by Donnell Harvey.
Q4 2:40 · MEM 85-87 DEN
- Missed FT
Wesley Person missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:13 · MEM 92-93 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Lead
Juwan Howard made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chris Whitney.
Q4 1:43 · MEM 87-89 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikoloz Tskitishvili missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 11:34 · MEM 27-15 DEN
- Turnover
Juwan Howard Lost Ball. Stolen by Drew Gooden.
Q4 2:17 · MEM 85-87 DEN
- Turnover
Rodney White Out of Bounds
Q4 0:00 · MEM 93-93 DEN
📊The numbers
| MEM | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
