⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of sixteen from three- Could not get to the line, 38 free throws to their 51
- Burned in transition, 0 fast break points to 18
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
Rudy Gay hit a 24-foot three jumper, Mike Conley with the assist
Q4 0:00 · MEM 103-103 TOR
- Go-ahead
Quincy Pondexter hit a 21-foot jumper, Mike Conley with the assist
OT 2:40 · MEM 107-106 TOR
- Go-ahead
Zach Randolph hit a layup, O.J. Mayo with the assist
OT 2:00 · MEM 109-108 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Quincy Pondexter traveling
OT 3:50 · MEM 105-104 TOR
- Turnover
Mike Conley lost ball
OT 3:18 · MEM 105-106 TOR
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo turnover
OT 0:55 · MEM 109-110 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Gary Forbes hit a 2-foot two point shot
OT 3:33 · MEM 105-106 TOR
- Go-ahead
Jerryd Bayless hit a driving layup
OT 2:20 · MEM 107-108 TOR
- Winner
Jerryd Bayless hit a driving layup
OT 1:52 · MEM 109-110 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jerryd Bayless lost ball
OT 3:15 · MEM 105-106 TOR
- Turnover
Gary Forbes lost ball
OT 0:59 · MEM 109-110 TOR
- Turnover
Jerryd Bayless lane violation
OT 0:15 · MEM 109-111 TOR
📊The numbers
| MEM | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
