โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
โฒ POR better than we expected
โผ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their sixteen
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter
Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 42
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 5:50 ยท POR 78-73 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 4:48 ยท POR 98-98 MEM
- Ties it
Jamaal Magloire hit a 7-foot hook shot
Q4 1:42 ยท POR 98-98 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:50 ยท POR 95-98 MEM
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack bad pass
Q4 0:38 ยท POR 98-98 MEM
- Missed FT
Ime Udoka misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 ยท POR 102-103 MEM

Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 6:52 ยท POR 10-17 MEM
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q4 10:18 ยท POR 87-95 MEM
- Winner
Hakim Warrick hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 ยท POR 98-99 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gay bad pass
Q4 4:30 ยท POR 91-98 MEM
- Missed FT
Damon Stoudamire misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 ยท POR 101-103 MEM
๐The numbers
| POR | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |











