⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 25- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 10
- A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q1 4:35 · MEM 28-12 UTAH
- Lead
O.J. Mayo hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:58 · MEM 88-87 UTAH
- Winner
O.J. Mayo hit a 21-foot two point shot
Q4 0:05 · MEM 91-89 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo turnover
Q4 2:54 · MEM 86-85 UTAH
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:21 · MEM 87-87 UTAH
- Missed FT
O.J. Mayo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:58 · MEM 88-87 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 7:11 · MEM 38-30 UTAH
- Go-ahead
Carlos Boozer hit a layup
Q4 2:44 · MEM 86-87 UTAH
- Ties it
Ronnie Brewer hit a two point shot
Q4 0:23 · MEM 89-89 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 13 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 14 | Blocks | 8 |
