⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 6 down to 11 up in the second 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 6 down to 11 up
Q2 11:03 · MEM 45-34 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 4:11 · MEM 98-78 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |









