⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of seventeen from three- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 35
- Owned the paint, 40 points inside to 24
- A 17-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 21 in the first 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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 8:04 · MEM 13-4 ORL
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 21
Q1 0:53 · MEM 37-16 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:53 · MEM 87-83 ORL
- Missed FT
Kosta Koufos misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:50 · MEM 90-83 ORL
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jacque Vaughn technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:48 · MEM 56-40 ORL
📊The numbers
| MEM | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 23 | Assists | 12 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
