⏱️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
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 41- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 42
- Made four threes to their eleven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 10:27 · MEM 92-82 WSH
- Lead
Zach Randolph hit a free throw 1 of 2
OT 4:43 · MEM 103-102 WSH
- Winner
Sam Young hit a two point shot, O.J. Mayo with the assist
OT 3:49 · MEM 106-104 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
O.J. Mayo misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:02 · MEM 116-111 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 5:46 · MEM 94-94 WSH
- Lead
Caron Butler hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · MEM 100-101 WSH
- Ties it
Antawn Jamison hit a layup
OT 4:20 · MEM 104-104 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:23 · MEM 100-98 WSH
- Missed FT
Brendan Haywood misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · MEM 100-99 WSH
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:32 · MEM 113-111 WSH
📊The numbers
| MEM | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
