⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 29-16 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 3:58 · MEM 25-14 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q3 9:33 · MEM 63-49 DAL
- Steal
Rudy Gay stole it from Dominique Jones
Q4 2:03 · MEM 86-79 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Quincy Pondexter technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 8:52 · MEM 27-17 DAL
- Turnover
Rudy Gay bad pass
Q4 2:46 · MEM 84-77 DAL
- Turnover
Tony Allen lost ball turnover
Q4 0:29 · MEM 90-82 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q1 5:58 · MEM 16-14 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 0:38 · MEM 69-60 DAL
- Steal
O.J. Mayo stole it from Rudy Gay
Q4 2:46 · MEM 84-77 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dominique Jones bad pass
Q4 2:03 · MEM 86-79 DAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
