⏱️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, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ WSH 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 Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, seventeen free throws to their three- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 31
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
Mike Conley stole it from A.J. Price
Q4 3:00 · MEM 78-72 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Allen offensive foul (A.J. Price draws the foul)
Q4 4:01 · MEM 76-72 WSH
- Turnover
Tony Allen turnover
Q4 4:01 · MEM 76-72 WSH
- Turnover
Marc Gasol bad pass
Q4 1:23 · MEM 80-72 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 1:07 · MEM 23-32 WSH
- Steal
Emeka Okafor stole it from Marc Gasol
Q4 1:23 · MEM 80-72 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Crawford technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 1:47 · MEM 34-38 WSH
- Turnover
A.J. Price bad pass
Q4 3:00 · MEM 78-72 WSH
📊The numbers
| MEM | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 3 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
