⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 40
- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21
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 took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 1:02 · MEM 27-20 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Marc Gasol technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:31 · MEM 12-14 WSH
- Turnover
Marc Gasol lost ball
Q4 3:11 · MEM 88-81 WSH
- Turnover
Zach Randolph post lost ball turnover
Q4 0:55 · MEM 90-84 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- Steal
John Wall stole it from Zach Randolph post
Q4 0:55 · MEM 90-84 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:24 · MEM 90-84 WSH
- Turnover
John Wall lane violation
Q4 0:10 · MEM 97-90 WSH
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:10 · MEM 97-90 WSH
📊The numbers
| MEM | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 11 |
