⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Thunder 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.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 11:18 · OKC 24-28 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 4:47 · OKC 38-52 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · OKC 81-85 MEM
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · OKC 84-86 MEM
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · OKC 84-86 MEM
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
