⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22 in the third quarter
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 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:15 · MEM 14-9 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 4:22 · MEM 56-46 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22
Q3 10:59 · MEM 81-59 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q3 3:26 · MEM 92-79 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Ruben Patterson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:07 · MEM 47-45 DEN
- Technical
Marcus Camby technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:03 · MEM 61-48 DEN
- Technical
Reggie Evans technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:28 · MEM 83-63 DEN
📊The numbers
| MEM | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
