⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40- Made one threes to their ten
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 2:29 · LAL 42-40 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 2:47 · LAL 66-61 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 7:56 · LAL 77-73 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jodie Meeks lost ball turnover
Q4 2:24 · LAL 81-83 MEM
- Missed FT
Nick Young misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:06 · LAL 86-89 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:54 · LAL 11-18 MEM
- Steal
Mike Conley stole it from Jodie Meeks
Q4 2:24 · LAL 81-83 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 1 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 8% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
