⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Ties it
O.J. Mayo hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 0:58 · MEM 96-96 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo lost ball
Q4 2:54 · MEM 93-90 LAL
- Turnover
Rudy Gay lost ball
Q4 0:26 · MEM 96-100 LAL
- Turnover
Marc Gasol lost ball
Q4 0:02 · MEM 96-103 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 3:08 · MEM 93-96 LAL
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a 25-foot three jumper, Pau Gasol with the assist
Q4 0:34 · MEM 96-99 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 0:34 · MEM 96-105 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:50 · MEM 70-66 LAL
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:31 · MEM 96-100 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · MEM 96-102 LAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
