⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third 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
They went cold, four of 25 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 5:56 · MEM 15-13 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:01 · MEM 50-54 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - O.J. Mayo and James Harden
Q3 7:22 · MEM 55-56 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:47 · MEM 18-15 OKC
- Technical
Double technical foul - Serge Ibaka and Zach Randolph
Q1 3:47 · MEM 18-15 OKC
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |