⏱️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, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ PHX 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 Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their nineteen- A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 52 points in the paint to 70
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q1 4:24 · MEM 29-16 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 6:09 · MEM 81-72 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 7:18 · MEM 107-96 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley lost ball
Q4 0:50 · MEM 119-113 PHX
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:46 · MEM 119-115 PHX
- Turnover
Rudy Gay lost ball
Q4 0:38 · MEM 120-115 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 9:30 · MEM 40-34 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 2:41 · MEM 51-56 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 1:00 · MEM 88-89 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 0:11 · MEM 123-118 PHX
📊The numbers
| MEM | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 53 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
