⏱️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
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 5:13 · OKC 88-92 MEM
- Steal
Ronald Murray stole it from Eddie Jones
Q4 0:33 · OKC 92-96 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis turnover
Q4 0:00 · OKC 96-100 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 2:27 · OKC 68-77 MEM
- Steal
Bobby Jackson with the steal
Q4 0:00 · OKC 96-100 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eddie Jones misses technical free throw
Q3 7:28 · OKC 59-61 MEM
- Turnover
Eddie Jones lost ball
Q4 0:33 · OKC 92-96 MEM
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
