⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- Go-ahead
DeMarcus Cousins hit a jumper, Isaiah Thomas with the assist
Q4 0:44 · SAC 85-84 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Toney Douglas turnover
Q4 3:41 · SAC 76-84 MEM
- Missed FT
Isaiah Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:59 · SAC 80-84 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Winner
Mike Conley hit a 9-foot two point shot
Q4 0:30 · SAC 85-86 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · SAC 83-84 MEM
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:08 · SAC 83-84 MEM
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · SAC 87-89 MEM
📊The numbers
| SAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 12 |
