⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of twelve from three- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 16-5 off them
- Lost the glass, 29 rebounds to 42
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 1-point lead to 11
Q3 10:03 · MEM 64-53 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 11:37 · MEM 78-65 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
O.J. Mayo misses technical free throw
Q2 9:51 · MEM 32-32 LAL
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 0:09 · MEM 98-96 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Steal
Pau Gasol stole it from Mike Conley
Q4 0:09 · MEM 98-96 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 11 | Blocks | 7 |
