⏱️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
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 9 down to 7 up in the third quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up in the third quarter
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 4 down to 5 up
Q1 10:03 · MEM 9-4 BOS
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 9 down to 7 up
Q3 11:08 · MEM 62-55 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph offensive foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)
Q4 3:17 · MEM 89-86 BOS
- Turnover
Zach Randolph turnover
Q4 3:17 · MEM 89-86 BOS
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:55 · MEM 91-88 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 5:22 · MEM 42-49 BOS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q3 3:36 · MEM 66-72 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Bass offensive foul (Mike Conley draws the foul)
Q4 1:17 · MEM 91-88 BOS
- Turnover
Brandon Bass turnover
Q4 1:17 · MEM 91-88 BOS
📊The numbers
| MEM | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Assists | 14 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
