⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 41
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q2 10:45 · MEM 40-16 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q2 4:00 · MEM 55-28 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Pau Gasol Double Technical Foul. Brian Grant gains possession.
Q2 7:16 · MEM 42-21 LAL
- Technical
Bonzi Wells Double Technical Foul. Caron Butler gains possession.
Q4 8:18 · MEM 85-74 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q2 1:31 · MEM 55-36 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Brian Grant Technical Foul. His 3rd Technical Foul.
Q2 7:16 · MEM 42-21 LAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 1 |
