⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 32 from three
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:01 · MEM 27-28 ORL
- Winner
Marc Gasol hit a slam dunk, Mike Conley with the assist
Q4 2:00 · MEM 98-96 ORL
- Steal
Mike Conley stole it from Ryan Anderson
Q4 0:05 · MEM 98-97 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:46 · MEM 94-89 ORL
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 2:15 · MEM 96-94 ORL
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MEM 99-97 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q4 10:37 · MEM 88-86 ORL
- Ties it
Hedo Turkoglu hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:15 · MEM 96-96 ORL
- Steal
Hedo Turkoglu stole it from Mike Conley
Q4 2:15 · MEM 96-94 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwight Howard offensive foul (Tony Allen draws the foul)
Q4 1:07 · MEM 98-96 ORL
- Turnover
Dwight Howard turnover
Q4 1:07 · MEM 98-96 ORL
- Turnover
Ryan Anderson lost ball
Q4 0:05 · MEM 98-97 ORL
📊The numbers
| MEM | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
