⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth 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 Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
Tony Allen stole it from Dion Waiters
Q4 1:17 · MEM 80-76 CLE
- Steal
Tony Allen stole it from Anderson Varejao
Q4 0:15 · MEM 82-78 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph lost ball turnover
Q4 1:53 · MEM 78-76 CLE
- Turnover
Zach Randolph lost ball turnover
Q4 1:05 · MEM 80-76 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Steal
Dion Waiters stole it from Zach Randolph
Q4 1:53 · MEM 78-76 CLE
- Steal
Daniel Gibson stole it from Zach Randolph
Q4 1:05 · MEM 80-76 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:15 · MEM 78-76 CLE
- Turnover
Tristan Thompson turnover
Q4 1:47 · MEM 78-76 CLE
- Turnover
Dion Waiters lost ball turnover
Q4 1:17 · MEM 80-76 CLE
📊The numbers
| MEM | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 16 | Assists | 12 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
