⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 12
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 6 down to 4 up
Q3 0:51 · MEM 82-78 CLE
- Lead
Marc Gasol hit a 7-foot two point shot, Zach Randolph with the assist
OT 4:39 · MEM 102-100 CLE
- Go-ahead
O.J. Mayo hit a 25-foot three jumper, Marc Gasol with the assist
OT 0:19 · MEM 109-107 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marc Gasol turnover
Q4 2:42 · MEM 96-96 CLE
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo lost ball
Q4 0:56 · MEM 98-98 CLE
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
OT 2:34 · MEM 104-102 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 7:20 · MEM 88-91 CLE
- Lead
LeBron James hit a two point shot
Q4 0:21 · MEM 98-100 CLE
- Go-ahead
LeBron James hit a layup
OT 0:23 · MEM 106-107 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:55 · MEM 96-96 CLE
- Turnover
Mo Williams lost ball
Q4 0:56 · MEM 98-98 CLE
- Turnover
Delonte West bad pass
OT 2:30 · MEM 104-102 CLE
📊The numbers
| MEM | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
