⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth 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 Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nine- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42
- Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 4
- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the second quarter
- Went cold from three, three of sixteen
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q2 2:47 · MEM 49-39 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tayshaun Prince misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:45 · MEM 86-78 ORL
- Goaltend
Tayshaun Prince defensive goaltending violation
Q4 0:39 · MEM 86-80 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 11:30 · MEM 69-61 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 8:22 · MEM 74-71 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Moe Harkless lost ball turnover
Q4 3:42 · MEM 76-71 ORL
📊The numbers
| MEM | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
