⏱️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
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 22
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 0:36 · POR 29-24 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Juwan Howard bad pass
Q4 0:34 · POR 104-102 MEM
- Turnover
Brandon Roy lost ball
Q4 0:21 · POR 104-104 MEM
- Missed FT
Jerryd Bayless misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · POR 104-106 MEM

Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 4:54 · POR 73-80 MEM
- Ties it
O.J. Mayo hit a layup
Q4 0:30 · POR 104-104 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 3:33 · POR 104-106 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:56 · POR 104-102 MEM
- Missed FT
O.J. Mayo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · POR 104-105 MEM
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · POR 104-106 MEM
📊The numbers
| POR | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |







