⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of nineteen from three- Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their five
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 24-11 off them
- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 22
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 7:58 · MEM 72-55 LAL
- Lead
Mike Conley hit a 20-foot jumper
OT 2:59 · MEM 101-99 LAL
- Lead
Mike Conley hit a layup
OT 1:34 · MEM 103-101 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo lost ball
Q4 3:34 · MEM 91-86 LAL
- Turnover
Marc Gasol bad pass
2OT 1:52 · MEM 109-108 LAL
- Turnover
Quincy Pondexter bad pass
2OT 0:10 · MEM 111-116 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Lead
Pau Gasol hit a dunk, Kobe Bryant with the assist
Q4 0:50 · MEM 95-97 LAL
- Lead
Steve Blake hit a three jumper, Pau Gasol with the assist
2OT 4:37 · MEM 103-106 LAL
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a 4-foot jumper
2OT 1:47 · MEM 109-110 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Blake bad pass
OT 0:39 · MEM 103-103 LAL
- Turnover
Steve Blake bad pass
2OT 3:55 · MEM 103-106 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant lost ball
2OT 2:41 · MEM 107-106 LAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
