⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 46- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to eight
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
- Steal
Zach Randolph stole it from James Harden
Q4 2:25 · MEM 97-94 OKC
- Steal
Mike Conley stole it from James Harden
Q4 1:59 · MEM 98-94 OKC
- Steal
Ishmael Smith stole it from Thabo Sefolosha
Q4 0:30 · MEM 102-96 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:23 · MEM 98-94 OKC
- Missed FT
Ishmael Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · MEM 102-96 OKC
- Missed FT
O.J. Mayo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · MEM 102-97 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 2:15 · MEM 22-24 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 2:25 · MEM 97-94 OKC
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 1:59 · MEM 98-94 OKC
- Turnover
Thabo Sefolosha bad pass
Q4 0:30 · MEM 102-96 OKC
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
