⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, one of nineteen from three
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
- Steal
Lorenzen Wright stole it from Kenny Thomas
Q4 0:21 · MEM 80-78 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:46 · MEM 80-78 SAC
- Turnover
Pau Gasol bad pass
Q4 1:30 · MEM 80-78 SAC
- Turnover
Pau Gasol bad pass
Q4 1:07 · MEM 80-78 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 9:41 · MEM 29-33 SAC
- Steal
Kevin Martin stole it from Pau Gasol
Q4 1:30 · MEM 80-78 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Shareef Abdur-Rahim technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 10:37 · MEM 68-68 SAC
- Turnover
Kenny Thomas lost ball
Q4 0:21 · MEM 80-78 SAC
📊The numbers
| MEM | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 5% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 13 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 14 | Blocks | 4 |
