⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 22
A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6 in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 8:07 · MEM 52-39 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 9:23 · MEM 81-63 SAC
- Steal
Juan Carlos Navarro stole it from Quincy Douby
Q4 2:00 · MEM 110-104 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 0:50 · MEM 114-107 SAC
- Missed FT
Juan Carlos Navarro misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:27 · MEM 114-109 SAC
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · MEM 117-111 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6
Q3 6:01 · MEM 85-79 SAC
- Steal
Francisco Garcia stole it from Mike Conley
Q4 0:50 · MEM 114-107 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Francisco Garcia backcourt
Q4 3:14 · MEM 105-102 SAC
- Turnover
Quincy Douby lost ball
Q4 2:00 · MEM 110-104 SAC
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:57 · MEM 114-106 SAC
📊The numbers
| MEM | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
