⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 50
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 5:11 · MEM 25-17 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 4:05 · MEM 55-42 WSH
- Winner
Mike Conley hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · MEM 106-105 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:36 · MEM 105-103 WSH
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 1:07 · MEM 105-105 WSH
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · MEM 110-107 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- Ties it
Caron Butler hit a 21-foot jumper
Q4 1:23 · MEM 105-105 WSH
- Steal
Brendan Haywood stole it from Mike Conley
Q4 1:07 · MEM 105-105 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brendan Haywood offensive goaltending
Q4 1:04 · MEM 105-105 WSH
- Turnover
Javaris Crittenton bad pass
Q4 0:01 · MEM 110-107 WSH
📊The numbers
| MEM | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
