⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first 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 Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 40- Could not get to the line, eight free throws to their 25
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 1-point lead to 10
Q1 6:05 · MEM 21-11 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 2:49 · MEM 29-15 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q2 6:58 · MEM 53-33 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Deron Williams misses technical free throw
Q3 3:46 · MEM 79-57 BKN
📊The numbers
| MEM | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 3 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
