⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 30
A 15-0 run took them from 14 down to 1 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 14 down to 1 up
Q3 6:58 · LAL 66-65 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Matt Barnes technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:24 · LAL 66-70 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 2:45 · LAL 66-73 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
