⏱️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
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 26- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 7:26 · DET 18-5 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:48 · DET 86-93 MEM
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady bad pass
Q4 2:00 · DET 86-93 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:26 · DET 26-25 MEM
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q3 7:01 · DET 55-66 MEM
- Steal
O.J. Mayo stole it from Tracy McGrady
Q4 2:00 · DET 86-93 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:40 · DET 93-100 MEM
- Missed FT
Sam Young misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · DET 96-101 MEM
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · DET 96-103 MEM
📊The numbers
| DET | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
