⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their eleven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q1 3:08 · DET 20-26 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses technical free throw
Q2 2:54 · DET 32-50 MEM
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey bad pass
Q4 1:30 · DET 84-85 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 8:00 · DET 6-14 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 4:58 · DET 32-50 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
O.J. Mayo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:54 · DET 32-50 MEM
📊The numbers
| DET | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
