⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 29
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 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 3:48 · MEM 77-86 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 7:09 · MEM 104-100 DEN
- Steal
Mike Conley stole it from Chauncey Billups
Q4 0:28 · MEM 114-106 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 1:28 · MEM 112-106 DEN
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups lost ball
Q4 0:28 · MEM 114-106 DEN
📊The numbers
| MEM | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
