⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 31
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 5:45 · MEM 23-16 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 3:47 · MEM 78-67 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph bad pass
Q4 2:35 · MEM 98-91 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 10:40 · MEM 81-83 PHX
- Steal
Josh Childress stole it from Zach Randolph
Q4 2:35 · MEM 98-91 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Nash technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:21 · MEM 61-55 PHX
- Technical
Shannon Brown technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:00 · MEM 64-55 PHX
- Technical
Sebastian Telfair technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:15 · MEM 80-74 PHX
📊The numbers
| MEM | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
