⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 18-10 off them- Burned in transition, 0 fast break points to 12
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 8:23 · MEM 9-8 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 4:22 · MEM 76-74 OKC
- Winner
Tony Allen hit a two point shot, Tayshaun Prince with the assist
OT 4:24 · MEM 96-94 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marc Gasol bad pass
Q4 4:07 · MEM 86-87 OKC
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:55 · MEM 93-92 OKC
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · MEM 93-92 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 1:51 · MEM 20-33 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 10:18 · MEM 52-64 OKC
- Ties it
Kevin Durant hit a two point shot
Q4 0:06 · MEM 94-94 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:47 · MEM 92-92 OKC
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson turnover
OT 1:21 · MEM 98-97 OKC
- Turnover
Derek Fisher bad pass
OT 0:21 · MEM 100-97 OKC
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
