⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first 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 Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 64 points inside 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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 6:37 · MEM 23-12 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 2:14 · MEM 80-67 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Zach Randolph double technical foul
Q4 10:52 · MEM 80-70 DEN
- Technical
O.J. Mayo technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 10:52 · MEM 80-70 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 11
Q2 0:26 · MEM 61-50 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:37 · MEM 88-86 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin turnover
Q4 1:57 · MEM 93-88 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 1:06 · MEM 97-91 DEN
📊The numbers
| MEM | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
