⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
+1Q125-18
+6Q235-32
+12Q326-19
-8Q430-36
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 23
Key battles
7Blocks1
31Free throws made17
3Threes made6
17Turnovers21
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Rudy Gay double technical foul
Q2 0:04 · MEM 60-50 SAC
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Omri Casspi technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 5:37 · MEM 98-83 SAC
📊The numbers
| MEM | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
