⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 26, and outscored them 35-20 off them- Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 7
- Made five threes to their fourteen
- Went cold from three, five of 23
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 9:17 · GS 31-26 MEM
- Lead
Monta Ellis hit a 18-foot jumper, Stephen Jackson with the assist
OT 4:47 · GS 104-102 MEM
- Lead
Jason Richardson hit a slam dunk, Stephen Jackson with the assist
OT 1:31 · GS 113-111 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:38 · GS 102-100 MEM
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson lost ball
OT 3:12 · GS 106-105 MEM
- Turnover
Monta Ellis bad pass
OT 1:58 · GS 111-111 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Mike Miller hit a 26-foot three jumper, Damon Stoudamire with the assist
OT 4:30 · GS 104-105 MEM
- Go-ahead
Mike Miller hit a 25-foot three jumper, Pau Gasol with the assist
OT 3:03 · GS 106-108 MEM
- Lead
Mike Miller hit a 27-foot three jumper, Damon Stoudamire with the assist
OT 2:28 · GS 108-111 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pau Gasol lost ball
OT 3:49 · GS 104-105 MEM
- Turnover
Hakim Warrick lost ball
OT 2:01 · GS 111-111 MEM
- Turnover
Rudy Gay lost ball
OT 1:35 · GS 111-111 MEM
📊The numbers
| GS | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 14 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 35 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 15 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
