⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 14 fast break points to 28
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 took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 6:56 · MEM 82-81 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sam Young offensive foul (Gerald Wallace draws the foul)
Q4 2:48 · MEM 87-88 CHA
- Turnover
Sam Young turnover
Q4 2:48 · MEM 87-88 CHA
- Turnover
Zach Randolph lost ball
Q4 1:32 · MEM 89-91 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 2:47 · MEM 45-48 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 1:28 · MEM 66-71 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyrus Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:57 · MEM 85-85 CHA
- Missed FT
Tyrus Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · MEM 89-93 CHA
- Missed FT
Tyrus Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · MEM 89-93 CHA
📊The numbers
| MEM | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
