⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of eighteen from three
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
- Ties it
Jerryd Bayless hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:03 · MEM 83-83 OKC
- Go-ahead
Tony Allen hit a two point shot
OT 2:42 · MEM 86-85 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 0:15 · MEM 88-85 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:29 · MEM 71-72 OKC
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:45 · MEM 72-75 OKC
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 3:08 · MEM 83-85 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 3:24 · MEM 58-59 OKC
- Go-ahead
Russell Westbrook hit a two point shot
OT 0:13 · MEM 88-89 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant offensive foul (Tony Allen draws the foul)
Q4 1:02 · MEM 72-78 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · MEM 76-78 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball turnover
Q4 0:00 · MEM 83-83 OKC
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 11 | Assists | 9 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
