⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 55- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 52
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
- Steal
O.J. Mayo stole it from Bobby Jackson
Q4 1:36 · MEM 97-102 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 2:56 · MEM 99-102 SAC
- Steal
Darko Milicic stole it from Bobby Jackson
Q4 0:32 · MEM 99-107 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marc Gasol bad pass
Q4 4:58 · MEM 101-107 SAC
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:11 · MEM 91-96 SAC
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo lost ball
Q4 1:02 · MEM 99-105 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 7:54 · MEM 36-41 SAC
- Steal
Beno Udrih stole it from O.J. Mayo
Q4 1:02 · MEM 99-105 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Martin bad pass
Q4 4:56 · MEM 99-107 SAC
- Turnover
Bobby Jackson lost ball
Q4 1:36 · MEM 97-102 SAC
- Turnover
Bobby Jackson bad pass
Q4 0:32 · MEM 99-107 SAC
📊The numbers
| MEM | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 37 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 16 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
