⏱️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
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, five of eight from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 9:18 · DET 86-85 MEM
- Lead
Rodney Stuckey hit a 15-foot jumper, Ben Wallace with the assist
Q4 2:56 · DET 93-91 MEM
- Steal
Ben Wallace stole it from Zach Randolph
Q4 2:08 · DET 93-91 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:16 · DET 89-88 MEM
- Missed FT
Jason Maxiell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:46 · DET 89-88 MEM
- Missed FT
Jason Maxiell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:46 · DET 89-88 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 6:37 · DET 60-71 MEM
- Winner
Marc Gasol hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:59 · DET 93-94 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 1:42 · DET 93-99 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marc Gasol offensive foul (Rodney Stuckey draws the foul)
Q4 4:35 · DET 88-88 MEM
- Turnover
Marc Gasol turnover
Q4 4:35 · DET 88-88 MEM
- Turnover
Zach Randolph lost ball
Q4 2:08 · DET 93-91 MEM
📊The numbers
| DET | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
