⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 36 rebounds to 25
A 12-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 13 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 13
Q3 9:44 · SAC 53-66 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 7:31 · SAC 29-46 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 0:02 · SAC 67-88 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 6:11 · SAC 80-98 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Rudy Gay technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:03 · SAC 48-66 MEM
📊The numbers
| SAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 67% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
