⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 27, and outscored them 30-19 off them- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 43
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 2:11 · LAC 27-19 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe offensive foul (Tony Allen draws the foul)
Q4 4:39 · LAC 77-77 MEM
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe turnover
Q4 4:39 · LAC 77-77 MEM
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 2:45 · LAC 79-78 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Winner
Rudy Gay hit a dunk, Marc Gasol with the assist
Q4 2:34 · LAC 79-80 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Marc Gasol technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:45 · LAC 53-51 MEM
- Missed FT
Tony Allen misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:50 · LAC 77-77 MEM
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:22 · LAC 77-78 MEM
📊The numbers
| LAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 27 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 16 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
