⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q1 3:01 · MEM 24-20 HOU
- Lead
Shane Battier made Jumper.
Q4 1:38 · MEM 101-99 HOU
- Winner
Pau Gasol made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
OT 1:52 · MEM 107-106 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pau Gasol Offensive Foul
OT 4:41 · MEM 105-104 HOU
- Turnover
Pau Gasol Foul
OT 4:41 · MEM 105-104 HOU
- Turnover
Pau Gasol Lost Ball. Stolen by Kenny Thomas.
OT 2:24 · MEM 105-104 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 6:16 · MEM 13-20 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 5:18 · MEM 76-78 HOU
- Go-ahead
Cuttino Mobley made Layup. Assisted by Steve Francis.
OT 2:19 · MEM 105-106 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Francis Traveling
Q4 1:57 · MEM 99-99 HOU
- Turnover
Yao Ming Offensive Foul
OT 4:26 · MEM 105-104 HOU
- Turnover
Yao Ming Foul
OT 4:26 · MEM 105-104 HOU
📊The numbers
| MEM | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
