⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 22- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 9
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 8:45 · WSH 12-4 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 3:25 · WSH 55-52 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:55 · WSH 96-88 MEM
- Turnover
Chris Singleton traveling
Q4 2:30 · WSH 96-90 MEM
- Missed FT
Trevor Booker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:24 · WSH 101-94 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 3:10 · WSH 23-20 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 0:18 · WSH 26-32 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q4 5:05 · WSH 98-94 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Zach Randolph technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:47 · WSH 94-83 MEM
📊The numbers
| WSH | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
