⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 30 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- Lead
Hedo Turkoglu hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:06 · PHX 91-88 MEM
- Lead
Hedo Turkoglu hit a jumper
OT 4:50 · PHX 94-92 MEM
- Ties it
Hakim Warrick hit a 8-foot jumper, Steve Nash with the assist
OT 3:15 · PHX 96-96 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
OT 2:42 · PHX 96-96 MEM
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu offensive foul (Mike Conley draws the foul)
OT 1:21 · PHX 96-100 MEM
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu turnover
OT 1:21 · PHX 96-100 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Ties it
Rudy Gay hit a three jumper, Mike Conley with the assist
Q4 0:00 · PHX 92-92 MEM
- Lead
Mike Conley hit a 17-foot jumper, Darrell Arthur with the assist
OT 3:35 · PHX 94-96 MEM
- Winner
Zach Randolph hit a 6-foot two point shot, Mike Conley with the assist
OT 2:30 · PHX 96-98 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph bad pass
Q4 2:57 · PHX 83-86 MEM
- Turnover
Rudy Gay turnover
OT 2:59 · PHX 96-96 MEM
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
OT 1:09 · PHX 96-100 MEM
📊The numbers
| PHX | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 16 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
