⏱️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
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 8:48 · MEM 36-39 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 5:26 · MEM 45-44 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stromile Swift missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:56 · MEM 95-93 SAC
- Turnover
Pau Gasol Bad Pass
Q4 0:41 · MEM 101-97 SAC
- Missed FT
Bonzi Wells missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:27 · MEM 101-97 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 3:05 · MEM 20-33 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 5:39 · MEM 68-72 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Bobby Jackson Technical Foul
Q4 7:11 · MEM 83-83 SAC
- Missed FT
Brad Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 3:15 · MEM 94-93 SAC
📊The numbers
| MEM | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
