⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 20-12 off them- A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up in the fourth quarter
- Made two threes to their ten
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the second 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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:37 · MEM 17-12 ORL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q4 10:21 · MEM 76-74 ORL
- Winner
Rudy Gay hit a 18-foot jumper, Kyle Lowry with the assist
Q4 0:00 · MEM 86-84 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Rudy Gay technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:23 · MEM 43-46 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q2 2:17 · MEM 43-57 ORL
- Lead
Rashard Lewis hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:39 · MEM 82-83 ORL
- Ties it
Rashard Lewis hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:39 · MEM 82-82 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis bad pass
Q4 4:52 · MEM 76-74 ORL
- Missed FT
Keith Bogans misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:16 · MEM 82-83 ORL
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu bad pass
Q4 0:01 · MEM 84-84 ORL
📊The numbers
| MEM | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 2 | Threes made | 10 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 11 | Assists | 16 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
