⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their nineteen
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 35
A 20-0 run took them from 13 down to 7 up in the second quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the first quarter
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
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 13 down to 7 up
Q2 0:02 · MEM 62-55 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph 3 second turnover
Q4 3:46 · MEM 80-76 DAL
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince bad pass
Q4 3:16 · MEM 80-76 DAL
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · MEM 89-84 DAL

Mavericks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q1 11:34 · MEM 2-14 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 25
Q1 0:32 · MEM 22-47 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q4 7:33 · MEM 85-80 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Elton Brand 3 second turnover
Q4 3:31 · MEM 80-76 DAL
- Technical
Elton Brand technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 2:28 · MEM 80-78 DAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |







