⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 22- A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up in the second quarter
- Made five threes to their eleven
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up
Q2 9:32 · MEM 45-41 CLE
- Winner
Marc Gasol hit a 10-foot jumper, Mike Conley with the assist
Q4 2:43 · MEM 100-98 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 1:28 · MEM 109-99 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marreese Speights misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:58 · MEM 96-91 CLE
- Turnover
Tony Allen lost ball
Q4 1:55 · MEM 100-98 CLE
- Missed FT
Tony Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · MEM 104-99 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 0:28 · MEM 55-56 CLE
- Steal
Manny Harris stole it from Tony Allen
Q4 1:55 · MEM 100-98 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:16 · MEM 100-98 CLE
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:16 · MEM 100-98 CLE
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball
Q4 0:36 · MEM 104-99 CLE
📊The numbers
| MEM | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
