⏱️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 first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 32- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 38
- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter
- Went cold from three, four of nineteen
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
- Ties it
Rudy Gay hit a 12-foot two point shot
Q4 0:15 · MEM 94-94 PHX
- Winner
Mike Conley Jr. hit a 29-foot three jumper, Quincy Pondexter with the assist
OT 4:33 · MEM 97-94 PHX
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q4 0:15 · MEM 105-97 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gay offensive foul (P.J. Tucker draws the foul)
Q4 2:15 · MEM 89-91 PHX
- Turnover
Rudy Gay turnover
Q4 2:15 · MEM 89-91 PHX
- Turnover
Mike Conley Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 0:26 · MEM 92-93 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 1:19 · MEM 18-30 PHX
- Go-ahead
Luis Scola hit a 11-foot two point shot
Q4 0:37 · MEM 92-93 PHX
- Steal
Luis Scola stole it from Mike Conley Jr.
Q4 0:26 · MEM 92-93 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:52 · MEM 89-91 PHX
- Turnover
Goran Dragic bad pass
Q4 1:09 · MEM 91-91 PHX
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · MEM 92-93 PHX
📊The numbers
| MEM | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 13 | Assists | 22 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
