⏱️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
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Suns 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 from level to 8 points up
Q4 4:58 · MEM 93-85 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Shawn Marion.
Q4 4:05 · MEM 89-85 PHX
- Turnover
Pau Gasol Lost Ball. Stolen by Leandro Barbosa.
Q4 3:40 · MEM 89-85 PHX
- Turnover
Jason Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Leandro Barbosa.
Q4 2:26 · MEM 91-85 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 1:21 · MEM 56-53 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Leandro Barbosa Offensive Foul
Q4 3:36 · MEM 89-85 PHX
- Turnover
Leandro Barbosa Foul
Q4 3:36 · MEM 89-85 PHX
- Missed FT
Jake Voskuhl missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:13 · MEM 93-88 PHX
📊The numbers
| MEM | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 13 |
| 13 | Blocks | 4 |
