⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the fourth quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up in the first 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 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 9:25 · MEM 64-67 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q4 11:48 · MEM 96-84 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses technical free throw
Q4 2:03 · MEM 111-100 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q1 3:48 · MEM 24-30 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Antawn Jamison technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 5:07 · MEM 101-92 CLE
- Technical
Ramon Sessions technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 2:03 · MEM 111-100 CLE
📊The numbers
| MEM | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
