⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, six of twelve from three- Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 25, and outscored them 21-10 off them
- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to nine
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
- Ties it
O.J. Mayo hit a 9-foot two point shot
Q4 0:33 · MEM 89-89 DEN
- Ties it
Tony Allen hit a dunk, O.J. Mayo with the assist
Q4 0:05 · MEM 91-91 DEN
- Winner
O.J. Mayo hit a 25-foot three jumper, Mike Conley with the assist
OT 0:35 · MEM 98-97 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gay lost ball
OT 4:37 · MEM 91-91 DEN
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo turnover
OT 2:10 · MEM 93-97 DEN
- Turnover
Tony Allen lost ball
OT 1:43 · MEM 93-97 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 1:22 · MEM 19-27 DEN
- Lead
Al Harrington hit a layup
Q4 0:10 · MEM 89-91 DEN
- Lead
Ty Lawson hit a layup, Andre Miller with the assist
OT 4:33 · MEM 91-93 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Miller backcourt
Q4 0:56 · MEM 87-89 DEN
- Turnover
Ty Lawson bad pass
OT 1:57 · MEM 93-97 DEN
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo bad pass
OT 0:13 · MEM 98-97 DEN
📊The numbers
| MEM | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
