⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the second quarter- Went cold from three, six of 22
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Raef LaFrentz Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 3:29 · BOS 62-63 MEM
- Turnover
Jiri Welsch Bad Pass. Stolen by Mike Miller.
Q4 0:41 · BOS 83-91 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q2 6:35 · BOS 29-39 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 5:28 · BOS 62-64 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 7:33 · BOS 76-85 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lorenzen Wright missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:49 · BOS 83-91 MEM
- Missed FT
Lorenzen Wright missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:49 · BOS 83-91 MEM
- Missed FT
Mike Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:19 · BOS 89-95 MEM
📊The numbers
| BOS | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
