⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 23- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 10:15 · MEM 12-4 OKC
- Steal
Marc Gasol stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 0:19 · MEM 84-84 OKC
- Winner
Rudy Gay hit a 20-foot jumper
Q4 0:01 · MEM 86-84 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:56 · MEM 82-77 OKC
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:56 · MEM 82-77 OKC
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 2:44 · MEM 84-82 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Steal
Jeff Green stole it from Mike Conley
Q4 2:44 · MEM 84-82 OKC
- Ties it
Kevin Durant hit a two point shot
Q4 1:59 · MEM 84-84 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Green offensive foul (Marc Gasol draws the foul)
Q4 2:33 · MEM 84-82 OKC
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:39 · MEM 84-84 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball
Q4 0:19 · MEM 84-84 OKC
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
