⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their nineteen- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
A 14-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 4 in the fourth 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 3:49 · MEM 37-24 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q3 8:53 · MEM 77-54 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
OT 2:38 · MEM 117-106 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pau Gasol Lost Ball. Stolen by Eddie Jones.
Q4 0:54 · MEM 102-97 MIA
- Turnover
Jason Williams Offensive Foul
Q4 0:30 · MEM 102-97 MIA
- Turnover
Jason Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Travis Best.
OT 4:50 · MEM 104-102 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q3 6:26 · MEM 77-63 MIA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 4
Q4 6:13 · MEM 98-94 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caron Butler Bad Pass
Q4 2:47 · MEM 98-92 MIA
- Missed FT
Travis Best missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:19 · MEM 102-97 MIA
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 33 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
