⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
They went cold, no of eleven from three- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 5
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Zach Randolph hit a 4-foot two point shot
Q4 2:42 · POR 86-85 MEM
- Ties it
Travis Outlaw hit a dunk, Zach Randolph with the assist
Q4 2:00 · POR 88-88 MEM
- Ties it
Zach Randolph hit a layup, Brandon Roy with the assist
Q4 1:09 · POR 90-90 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph bad pass
Q4 4:35 · POR 84-81 MEM
- Turnover
Brandon Roy bad pass
Q4 4:15 · POR 84-83 MEM
- Turnover
Dan Dickau lost ball
Q4 1:29 · POR 88-88 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 7:58 · POR 32-39 MEM
- Go-ahead
Rudy Gay hit a 24-foot three jumper, Junior Harrington with the assist
Q4 2:17 · POR 86-88 MEM
- Winner
Tarence Kinsey hit a jumper
Q4 0:46 · POR 90-92 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tarence Kinsey traveling
Q4 5:00 · POR 84-81 MEM
📊The numbers
| POR | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 0 | Threes made | 3 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 35 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
