⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 31-12 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 2:30 · MEM 88-73 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Marc Gasol flagrant foul type 1 (Hakim Warrick draws the foul)
Q4 2:28 · MEM 105-93 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 4:26 · MEM 78-73 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu kicked ball
Q4 4:20 · MEM 97-90 PHX
📊The numbers
| MEM | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
