⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- Burned in transition, 21 fast break points to 39
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the first quarter
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 stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 3:48 · MEM 106-85 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 2:08 · MEM 23-32 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 39 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 13 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
