⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 29- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 28
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their seven, and outscored them 23-6 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 0:02 · NY 28-25 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 2:43 · NY 86-91 MEM
- Steal
J.R. Smith stole it from Mike Conley
Q4 0:38 · NY 86-91 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · NY 86-91 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:57 · NY 2-8 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 7:11 · NY 8-17 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 8:41 · NY 66-85 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:15 · NY 84-91 MEM
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 0:38 · NY 86-91 MEM
📊The numbers
| NY | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
