⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 34
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 32
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 7:16 · MEM 13-11 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 7:22 · MEM 46-33 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q4 6:13 · MEM 103-82 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses technical free throw
Q4 8:03 · MEM 89-76 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 8:03 · MEM 89-76 LAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
