⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 31
- A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20 in the first 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q2 9:33 · MEM 23-34 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q2 2:26 · MEM 35-48 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 3:15 · MEM 79-78 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:35 · MEM 79-80 POR
- Turnover
Chucky Atkins bad pass
Q4 0:05 · MEM 79-80 POR
- Turnover
Mike Miller bad pass
Q4 0:02 · MEM 79-82 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20
Q1 1:28 · MEM 14-34 POR
- Winner
Ime Udoka hit a 20-foot jumper, Jarrett Jack with the assist
Q4 1:00 · MEM 79-80 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph turnover
Q4 2:06 · MEM 75-78 POR
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack bad pass
Q4 1:35 · MEM 77-78 POR
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · MEM 79-83 POR
📊The numbers
| MEM | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 10 |
