⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 32
Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 17-7 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 10:37 · LAC 76-68 MEM
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Tony Allen
Q4 1:36 · LAC 82-87 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 4:45 · LAC 80-80 MEM
- Turnover
Chris Paul lost ball
Q4 4:20 · LAC 80-83 MEM
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:56 · LAC 82-87 MEM

Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 7:56 · LAC 76-78 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:58 · LAC 80-80 MEM
- Turnover
Tony Allen lost ball
Q4 1:36 · LAC 82-87 MEM
- Missed FT
Tony Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · LAC 85-89 MEM
📊The numbers
| LAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |