⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 7:56 · MEM 18-6 DEN
- Lead
Rudy Gay hit a 11-foot two point shot
Q4 2:11 · MEM 97-95 DEN
- Lead
Rudy Gay hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:56 · MEM 101-100 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marc Gasol turnover
Q4 3:27 · MEM 93-93 DEN
- Turnover
Mike Conley out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:47 · MEM 95-93 DEN
- Turnover
Mike Conley lost ball
Q4 0:26 · MEM 101-100 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 0:55 · MEM 83-77 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 7:22 · MEM 90-91 DEN
- Go-ahead
Andre Miller hit a 25-foot three jumper, Ty Lawson with the assist
Q4 1:47 · MEM 97-98 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses technical free throw
Q3 11:48 · MEM 60-43 DEN
- Turnover
Ty Lawson bad pass
Q4 3:16 · MEM 93-93 DEN
📊The numbers
| MEM | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
