⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 25, and outscored them 37-23 off them- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 8:17 · MEM 16-8 OKC
- Go-ahead
Chucky Atkins hit a 27-foot three jumper, Dahntay Jones with the assist
Q4 0:17 · MEM 99-97 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
2OT 3:46 · MEM 128-120 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Miller bad pass
OT 3:15 · MEM 99-101 OKC
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 1:55 · MEM 102-106 OKC
- Missed FT
Mike Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
2OT 0:37 · MEM 128-123 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 3:32 · MEM 20-21 OKC
- Lead
Nick Collison hit a layup, Luke Ridnour with the assist
OT 4:28 · MEM 99-101 OKC
- Lead
Luke Ridnour hit a 12-foot two point shot
2OT 4:39 · MEM 115-117 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour bad pass
Q4 1:13 · MEM 96-95 OKC
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis lost ball
OT 1:23 · MEM 103-106 OKC
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour lost ball
2OT 1:47 · MEM 122-120 OKC
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 37 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
