⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the second quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 6:05 · MEM 39-39 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q2 2:47 · MEM 56-42 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 26
Q3 7:16 · MEM 71-45 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q2 8:25 · MEM 31-39 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q3 3:47 · MEM 73-58 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
