⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 23
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 4:47 · MEM 16-15 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:30 · MEM 79-82 OKC
- Winner
Tony Allen hit a layup, Zach Randolph with the assist
OT 4:41 · MEM 88-86 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:20 · MEM 84-84 OKC
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:47 · MEM 86-84 OKC
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:43 · MEM 96-90 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 6:50 · MEM 31-40 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 7:11 · MEM 52-68 OKC
- Ties it
Russell Westbrook hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:52 · MEM 86-86 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball
Q4 2:25 · MEM 84-84 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball
OT 0:51 · MEM 96-90 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook offensive foul (Tony Allen draws the foul)
OT 0:23 · MEM 98-90 OKC
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 10 |
