⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 29-10 off them- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 30
- Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to eight
- Went cold from three, four of fifteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- Steal
Derek Fisher stole it from Mike Conley
Q4 2:29 · OKC 90-89 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:04 · OKC 47-42 MEM
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball turnover
Q4 0:56 · OKC 90-94 MEM
- Turnover
Thabo Sefolosha bad pass
Q4 0:06 · OKC 90-97 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 1:40 · OKC 51-54 MEM
- Winner
Mike Conley hit a 24-foot three jumper, Marc Gasol with the assist
Q4 1:58 · OKC 90-92 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 3:02 · OKC 90-99 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 2:29 · OKC 90-89 MEM
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · OKC 90-94 MEM
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
