⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 27-7 off them- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 5
- Won the second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to eight
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 7:33 · MEM 87-75 HOU
- Steal
Rudy Gay stole it from Omer Asik
Q4 2:39 · MEM 87-83 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 2:27 · MEM 87-83 HOU
- Turnover
Zach Randolph offensive foul (Omer Asik draws the foul)
Q4 0:37 · MEM 92-85 HOU
- Turnover
Zach Randolph turnover
Q4 0:37 · MEM 92-85 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 8:03 · MEM 6-15 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 8:03 · MEM 56-57 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 4:39 · MEM 87-85 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Omer Asik lost ball turnover
Q4 2:39 · MEM 87-83 HOU
📊The numbers
| MEM | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
