⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of nineteen from three- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21
- Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 32
- Beaten inside, 50 points in the paint to 66
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 cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 8:42 · MEM 68-73 LAC
- Ties it
Marc Gasol hit a dunk, Mike Conley with the assist
Q4 2:39 · MEM 100-100 LAC
- Winner
Rudy Gay hit a slam dunk, O.J. Mayo with the assist
Q4 1:39 · MEM 102-100 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo lost ball
Q4 3:45 · MEM 96-96 LAC
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:08 · MEM 104-102 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 9:14 · MEM 41-55 LAC
- Lead
Brian Skinner hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:47 · MEM 98-99 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:45 · MEM 96-96 LAC
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:22 · MEM 102-100 LAC
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:22 · MEM 102-100 LAC
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
