⏱️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
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 46- Made no threes to their eight
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 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
- Winner
Marc Gasol hit a 5-foot jumper, Rudy Gay with the assist
Q4 1:17 · MEM 109-108 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 3:42 · MEM 101-104 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 9:45 · MEM 6-14 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 8:22 · MEM 97-102 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shane Battier post lost ball turnover
Q4 3:03 · MEM 103-106 HOU
📊The numbers
| MEM | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 0 | Threes made | 8 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
