⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 25- A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their fifteen
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up
Q1 3:35 · MEM 29-17 CHI
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16
Q2 4:07 · MEM 54-38 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 7:05 · MEM 95-86 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gay bad pass
Q4 0:22 · MEM 102-98 CHI
- Missed FT
Chucky Atkins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · MEM 103-101 CHI
- Missed FT
Hakim Warrick misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · MEM 104-103 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 6:35 · MEM 40-38 CHI
- Ties it
Kirk Hinrich hit a 8-foot jumper
Q4 0:09 · MEM 103-103 CHI
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Chris Duhon flagrant foul type 1 (Mike Miller draws the foul)
Q2 2:16 · MEM 48-38 CHI
- Turnover
Ben Gordon lost ball
Q4 1:47 · MEM 99-92 CHI
📊The numbers
| MEM | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
