⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 30 in the second quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10 in the third quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 10:11 · MEM 15-4 LAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 30
Q2 6:26 · MEM 62-32 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 4:52 · MEM 108-104 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pau Gasol Lost Ball
Q4 2:12 · MEM 108-106 LAC
- Missed FT
Gordan Giricek missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:24 · MEM 115-111 LAC
- Missed FT
Lorenzen Wright missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:08 · MEM 116-111 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 24
Q2 2:47 · MEM 66-42 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10
Q3 7:11 · MEM 83-73 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 3:54 · MEM 85-83 LAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Elton Brand Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q1 5:39 · MEM 19-8 LAC
- Turnover
Elton Brand Lost Ball. Stolen by Jason Williams.
Q4 4:05 · MEM 102-104 LAC
- Turnover
Keyon Dooling Lost Ball
Q4 0:02 · MEM 116-111 LAC
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
