⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 23
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 0:01 · MEM 28-18 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley lost ball turnover
Q4 3:08 · MEM 79-75 OKC
- Turnover
Jerryd Bayless bad pass
Q4 0:23 · MEM 85-81 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 4:56 · MEM 40-40 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:48 · MEM 71-70 OKC
- Ties it
Derek Fisher hit a 27-foot three jumper, Reggie Jackson with the assist
Q4 1:58 · MEM 81-81 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:32 · MEM 81-77 OKC
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson turnover
Q4 1:31 · MEM 81-81 OKC
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:39 · MEM 85-81 OKC
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 16 | Assists | 10 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
