⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 49
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 9:40 · MEM 37-41 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 3:50 · MEM 69-67 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 6:56 · MEM 81-84 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ed Davis out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:30 · MEM 81-84 LAL
- Missed FT
Tony Allen misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:00 · MEM 85-88 LAL
- Turnover
Tony Allen out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:06 · MEM 87-93 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 7:09 · MEM 57-64 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jodie Meeks bad pass
Q4 4:35 · MEM 81-84 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 2:12 · MEM 85-91 LAL
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:23 · MEM 87-94 LAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 10 |
