⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 21 from three- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 43
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 7:56 · MEM 82-76 OKC
- Ties it
James Posey made Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:24 · MEM 93-93 OKC
- Go-ahead
Pau Gasol made Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:12 · MEM 96-95 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Posey missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 2:21 · MEM 60-69 OKC
- Missed FT
James Posey missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:21 · MEM 91-90 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Brent Barry made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vladimir Radmanovic.
Q4 1:00 · MEM 91-93 OKC
- Lead
Rashard Lewis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:18 · MEM 94-95 OKC
- Winner
Antonio Daniels made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:11 · MEM 96-97 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Jerome James Technical Foul
Q2 0:32 · MEM 44-54 OKC
- Turnover
Brent Barry Lost Ball. Stolen by Shane Battier.
Q4 0:27 · MEM 91-93 OKC
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
