⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 30- A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q2 10:11 · MEM 37-31 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 1:34 · MEM 58-40 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Earl Watson Technical Foul
Q2 10:22 · MEM 24-28 TOR
- Missed FT
James Posey missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 6:01 · MEM 37-33 TOR
- Turnover
Pau Gasol Bad Pass. Stolen by Vince Carter.
Q4 4:41 · MEM 82-75 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q3 2:56 · MEM 72-61 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Jalen Rose Technical Foul
Q3 3:40 · MEM 69-51 TOR
- Turnover
Morris Peterson Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Williams.
Q4 4:18 · MEM 82-75 TOR
- Missed FT
Donyell Marshall missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 3:47 · MEM 84-77 TOR
📊The numbers
| MEM | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
