⏱️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
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 47- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 52
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 7:09 · DEN 41-35 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:53 · DEN 68-69 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Harrington bad pass
Q4 2:23 · DEN 87-90 MEM
- Turnover
Ty Lawson offensive foul (Marc Gasol draws the foul)
Q4 1:46 · DEN 87-90 MEM
- Turnover
Ty Lawson turnover
Q4 1:46 · DEN 87-90 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 5:22 · DEN 41-43 MEM
- Steal
Mike Conley stole it from Andre Miller
Q4 0:02 · DEN 91-94 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo bad pass
Q4 4:28 · DEN 82-85 MEM
- Missed FT
Tony Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:16 · DEN 82-86 MEM
- Missed FT
O.J. Mayo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:37 · DEN 87-91 MEM
📊The numbers
| DEN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
