⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 22 from three- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their sixteen
- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 22
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q4 3:56 · MEM 104-92 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Williams missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 3:04 · MEM 100-92 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 7:43 · MEM 38-39 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:37 · MEM 79-78 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jim Jackson Bad Pass
Q4 3:42 · MEM 96-92 PHX
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire Offensive Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.
Q4 2:34 · MEM 100-92 PHX
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire Turnover
Q4 2:34 · MEM 100-92 PHX
📊The numbers
| MEM | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
