⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 26- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
- Made no threes to their seven
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 5:52 · MEM 26-17 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q3 7:01 · MEM 75-51 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
O.J. Mayo misses technical free throw
Q3 4:18 · MEM 73-51 LAC
- Missed FT
O.J. Mayo misses technical free throw
Q3 3:01 · MEM 73-51 LAC
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:44 · MEM 86-79 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q3 2:49 · MEM 75-60 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Eric Bledsoe technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 4:01 · MEM 50-38 LAC
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses technical free throw
Q2 2:13 · MEM 53-38 LAC
- Missed FT
Mo Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · MEM 88-80 LAC
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 0 | Threes made | 7 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 11 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
