⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of sixteen from three- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 30-14 off them
- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 2:27 · MEM 27-19 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 4:03 · MEM 51-37 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 5:30 · MEM 89-91 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 2:53 · MEM 89-91 POR
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 0:40 · MEM 93-98 POR
- Turnover
Rudy Gay bad pass
Q4 0:28 · MEM 93-100 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 8:18 · MEM 62-63 POR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q3 5:09 · MEM 70-78 POR
- Steal
Nicolas Batum stole it from Mike Conley
Q4 0:40 · MEM 93-98 POR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Juwan Howard flagrant foul type 1 (Marc Gasol draws the foul)
Q4 8:22 · MEM 76-87 POR
- Turnover
Andre Miller bad pass
Q4 0:33 · MEM 93-98 POR
📊The numbers
| MEM | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
