⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 21
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyreke Evans turnover
Q4 4:58 · SAC 81-89 MEM
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:35 · SAC 87-95 MEM
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:35 · SAC 87-95 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q3 9:42 · SAC 53-69 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
O.J. Mayo misses technical free throw
Q3 11:18 · SAC 49-56 MEM
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo bad pass
Q4 2:35 · SAC 87-95 MEM
- Missed FT
Xavier Henry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:39 · SAC 91-99 MEM
📊The numbers
| SAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 16 | Assists | 13 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
