⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 24- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 18-foot jumper, Jason Kidd with the assist
Q4 1:09 · DAL 90-89 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki traveling
Q4 4:35 · DAL 85-84 MEM
- Turnover
Caron Butler bad pass
Q4 0:48 · DAL 90-89 MEM
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 0:00 · DAL 90-91 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 9:14 · DAL 11-12 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 6:50 · DAL 61-62 MEM
- Winner
Marc Gasol hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · DAL 90-91 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marc Gasol traveling
Q4 2:09 · DAL 88-87 MEM
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:47 · DAL 90-89 MEM
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · DAL 90-91 MEM
📊The numbers
| DAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
