⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 47 free throws to their 24
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Zach Randolph technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:11 · MEM 74-59 LAC
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses technical free throw
Q3 6:07 · MEM 76-63 LAC
- Technical
Zach Randolph technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 1:57 · MEM 115-100 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q1 4:05 · MEM 27-26 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 7:48 · MEM 103-97 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Caron Butler technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 6:26 · MEM 41-38 LAC
- Flagrant
Chauncey Billups flagrant foul type 1 (Mike Conley draws the foul)
Q3 7:41 · MEM 69-59 LAC
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:48 · MEM 103-97 LAC
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 38 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |