⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their seventeen- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:04 · MEM 8-0 DAL
- Steal
Zach Randolph stole it from Dirk Nowitzki
Q4 1:49 · MEM 92-87 DAL
- Steal
Mike Conley stole it from Dirk Nowitzki
Q4 0:53 · MEM 92-87 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:21 · MEM 92-85 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q2 11:23 · MEM 29-18 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 1:49 · MEM 92-87 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 0:53 · MEM 92-87 DAL
- Turnover
Delonte West bad pass
Q4 0:14 · MEM 94-89 DAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
