⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their eight- Looked after the ball, eighteen turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 27-17 off them
- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34
- Made two threes to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:23 · GS 9-2 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 7:13 · GS 40-23 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:47 · GS 83-78 MEM
- Turnover
Stephen Curry bad pass
Q4 1:54 · GS 85-82 MEM
- Turnover
Brandon Rush bad pass
Q4 1:25 · GS 85-84 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q4 7:11 · GS 78-72 MEM
- Winner
Mike Conley hit a driving layup, Rudy Gay with the assist
Q4 1:23 · GS 85-86 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 2:05 · GS 85-89 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:19 · GS 82-76 MEM
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:19 · GS 82-76 MEM
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · GS 85-88 MEM
📊The numbers
| GS | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 14 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
