⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their twelve- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 14
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:09 · MEM 14-9 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q3 1:21 · MEM 68-73 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 2:27 · MEM 88-97 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q2 9:45 · MEM 25-40 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
