⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 31- Burned in transition, 15 fast break points to 31
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 7:37 · MEM 70-67 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 7:18 · MEM 95-89 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · MEM 106-103 OKC
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · MEM 106-103 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 10:03 · MEM 35-40 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 9:17 · MEM 87-89 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball
Q4 3:16 · MEM 99-95 OKC
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 31 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
