⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
-2Q125-24
+9Q228-17
+4Q322-16
+2Q429-26
▼ POR better than we expected
The second 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 Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 17-9 off them
Key battles
12Steals4
24Free throws made11
10Turnovers20
17Points off turnovers9
📊The numbers
| MEM | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
