⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 25 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, 22 offensive rebounds to fifteen
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 took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 3:46 · MEM 27-23 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q3 7:50 · MEM 76-59 LAL
- Lead
Pau Gasol made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:03 · MEM 101-100 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Jannero Pargo.
Q4 0:45 · MEM 100-98 LAL
- Turnover
Pau Gasol Offensive Foul
Q4 0:32 · MEM 100-98 LAL
- Turnover
Pau Gasol Foul
Q4 0:32 · MEM 100-98 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Ties it
Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 1:39 · MEM 98-98 LAL
- Ties it
Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:26 · MEM 100-100 LAL
- Winner
Kobe Bryant made 21 ft Jumper.
Q4 0:00 · MEM 101-102 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:56 · MEM 97-95 LAL
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal Offensive Foul
Q4 0:41 · MEM 100-98 LAL
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal Foul
Q4 0:41 · MEM 100-98 LAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
