⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of twelve from three- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 24-9 off them
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 32
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 10:27 · MEM 28-26 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damon Stoudamire misses technical free throw
Q1 2:15 · MEM 13-16 POR
- Missed FT
Shane Battier misses technical free throw
Q1 2:08 · MEM 13-16 POR
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:56 · MEM 78-73 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 5:24 · MEM 13-16 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Juan Dixon misses technical free throw
Q2 8:00 · MEM 28-26 POR
- Turnover
Zach Randolph lost ball
Q4 4:47 · MEM 76-70 POR
- Turnover
Zach Randolph 3 second
Q4 2:19 · MEM 82-77 POR
📊The numbers
| MEM | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
