⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 10:18 · MEM 63-56 LAL
- Steal
O.J. Mayo stole it from Lamar Odom
Q4 1:57 · MEM 96-92 LAL
- Lead
Rudy Gay hit a 5-foot jumper, Mike Conley with the assist
Q4 0:37 · MEM 98-96 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marc Gasol offensive foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul)
Q4 1:39 · MEM 96-92 LAL
- Turnover
Marc Gasol turnover
Q4 1:39 · MEM 96-92 LAL
- Missed FT
O.J. Mayo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · MEM 98-96 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 5:01 · MEM 12-23 LAL
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:54 · MEM 96-96 LAL
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a 26-foot three jumper, Lamar Odom with the assist
Q4 0:04 · MEM 98-99 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:59 · MEM 95-90 LAL
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:59 · MEM 95-90 LAL
- Turnover
Lamar Odom bad pass
Q4 1:57 · MEM 96-92 LAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
