⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 26-11 off them- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 28
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 5:26 · HOU 33-32 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Yao Ming missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:51 · HOU 73-75 MEM
- Turnover
Steve Francis Offensive Foul
Q4 0:44 · HOU 73-75 MEM
- Turnover
Steve Francis Foul
Q4 0:44 · HOU 73-75 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 6:26 · HOU 13-22 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 7:45 · HOU 63-68 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lorenzen Wright missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:43 · HOU 65-73 MEM
- Missed FT
Lorenzen Wright missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:13 · HOU 65-73 MEM
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:00 · HOU 71-75 MEM
📊The numbers
| HOU | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 14 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
