⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 24
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 3 down to 5 up
Q1 10:52 · MEM 8-3 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 8:00 · MEM 18-6 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 5:43 · MEM 84-61 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q2 10:55 · MEM 31-21 DAL
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:07 · MEM 53-41 DAL
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 8:07 · MEM 53-41 DAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 13 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
