⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third 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 Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 27 from three- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 32
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 0:09 · MEM 38-31 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 0:33 · MEM 64-55 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 8:41 · MEM 76-61 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gay turnover
Q4 4:28 · MEM 97-91 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:47 · MEM 50-49 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
