⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 32- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 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
- Steal
Dante Cunningham stole it from Luke Babbitt
Q4 0:01 · MEM 93-89 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 6:18 · MEM 15-18 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 4:01 · MEM 91-89 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luke Babbitt lost ball
Q4 0:01 · MEM 93-89 POR
📊The numbers
| MEM | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
