⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 44
- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the third quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q1 1:42 · MEM 39-21 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q3 11:45 · MEM 80-60 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 32
Q3 0:44 · MEM 108-76 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses technical free throw
Q4 0:34 · MEM 126-94 SAC
📊The numbers
| MEM | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
