⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 23 from three- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 16
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 3:44 · MEM 25-13 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 0:30 · MEM 70-67 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q4 3:36 · MEM 84-73 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Posey missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:06 · MEM 79-73 TOR
- Missed FT
Earl Watson missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:26 · MEM 84-75 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 2:59 · MEM 58-65 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Jalen Rose Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 1:13 · MEM 83-73 TOR
- Flagrant
Jalen Rose Flagrant Foul Type 2. His 4th Personal Foul.
Q4 0:26 · MEM 84-75 TOR
📊The numbers
| MEM | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
