⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 38- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to eight
- Made three threes to their ten
- They shot well above their usual, ten of 21 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Jason Terry hit a 18-foot jumper, Dirk Nowitzki with the assist
Q4 2:54 · DAL 97-96 MEM
- Go-ahead
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 15-foot jumper
Q4 0:03 · DAL 103-102 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shawn Marion offensive goaltending
Q4 3:25 · DAL 95-93 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 9:33 · DAL 59-52 MEM
- Go-ahead
Shane Battier hit a 2-foot two point shot
Q4 0:14 · DAL 101-102 MEM
- Winner
Zach Randolph hit a 17-foot jumper, Mike Conley with the assist
Q4 0:00 · DAL 103-104 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
