⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
+13Q135-25
-7Q215-20
+6Q326-23
+14Q426-14
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth 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 Mavericks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 32
Key battles
15Points off turnovers4
4Blocks10
47%Three-point accuracy28%
48Points in the paint32
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q4 3:39 · MEM 102-80 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
