⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
A 18-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 7 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 2:06 · TOR 29-20 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:45 · TOR 0-10 MEM
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 7
Q4 5:48 · TOR 94-87 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damon Stoudamire misses technical free throw
Q2 7:45 · TOR 36-24 MEM
- Missed FT
Mike Miller misses technical free throw
Q3 0:53 · TOR 73-57 MEM
📊The numbers
| TOR | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
