⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 44- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their seven
A 15-0 run took them from 10 down to 5 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.
Bucks
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 10 down to 5 up
Q2 7:35 · MIL 42-37 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:11 · MIL 78-84 MEM
- Missed FT
Joe Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:59 · MIL 82-87 MEM
- Turnover
Maurice Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Pau Gasol.
Q4 0:39 · MIL 82-89 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 0:41 · MIL 50-57 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 5:05 · MIL 76-84 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shane Battier Bad Pass. Stolen by Joe Smith.
Q4 2:16 · MIL 77-84 MEM
- Turnover
Earl Watson Turnover
Q4 1:10 · MIL 81-87 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 1 | Threes made | 4 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 15 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
