⏱️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 second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 21
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
- Ties it
Chucky Atkins hit a 23-foot three jumper, Bobby Jackson with the assist
Q4 1:52 · MEM 97-97 NY
- Lead
Pau Gasol hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:44 · MEM 98-97 NY
- Winner
Pau Gasol hit a jumper
Q4 0:02 · MEM 101-99 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:28 · MEM 91-87 NY
- Turnover
Eddie Jones bad pass
Q4 3:57 · MEM 92-89 NY
- Turnover
Shane Battier bad pass
Q4 2:33 · MEM 94-94 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 1:09 · MEM 74-76 NY
- Lead
Quentin Richardson hit a 23-foot three jumper, Stephon Marbury with the assist
Q4 2:19 · MEM 94-97 NY
- Ties it
David Lee hit a dunk, Steve Francis with the assist
Q4 0:25 · MEM 99-99 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Maurice Taylor flagrant foul type 1 (Dahntay Jones draws the foul)
Q2 7:05 · MEM 27-32 NY
📊The numbers
| MEM | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
