⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, nineteen free throws to their nine- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 36
- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 38
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 2:46 · ATL 77-96 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Ivan Johnson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:25 · ATL 51-73 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 4:30 · ATL 15-20 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 3:09 · ATL 38-48 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 0:01 · ATL 43-60 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
