⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 24
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 52
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 8:41 · MEM 14-6 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 8:42 · MEM 59-48 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 1:16 · MEM 26-25 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 1:31 · MEM 96-86 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Camby Technical Foul
Q4 12:00 · MEM 78-63 DEN
- Technical
Marcus Camby Technical Foul
Q4 12:00 · MEM 78-63 DEN
📊The numbers
| MEM | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
