⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 31
A 17-0 run took them from 13 down to 4 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 13 down to 4 up
Q2 2:51 · LAL 56-52 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 9:44 · LAL 86-77 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Brian Cook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:48 · LAL 30-36 MEM
- Turnover
Kwame Brown offensive foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)
Q4 4:35 · LAL 88-86 MEM
- Turnover
Kwame Brown turnover
Q4 4:35 · LAL 88-86 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 7:18 · LAL 64-70 MEM
- Ties it
Pau Gasol hit a two point shot
Q4 0:28 · LAL 99-99 MEM
- Winner
Chucky Atkins hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · LAL 99-100 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pau Gasol traveling
Q4 4:20 · LAL 88-86 MEM
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:28 · LAL 99-99 MEM
- Missed FT
Chucky Atkins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · LAL 99-100 MEM
📊The numbers
| LAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
