⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 36- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 6:18 · MEM 22-15 WSH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q3 4:54 · MEM 82-63 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kirk Hinrich misses technical free throw
Q1 1:22 · MEM 31-22 WSH
📊The numbers
| MEM | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
