⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 32
Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 44
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 9:07 · MEM 72-65 DAL
- Winner
O.J. Mayo hit a three jumper, Greg Buckner with the assist
Q4 1:42 · MEM 100-97 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Marc Gasol technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:09 · MEM 22-27 DAL
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:20 · MEM 97-96 DAL
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:35 · MEM 102-99 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:10 · MEM 97-96 DAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |







