⏱️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
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 7:18 · MEM 18-7 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 4:39 · MEM 83-78 OKC
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:35 · MEM 87-84 OKC
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · MEM 87-84 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 0:46 · MEM 25-27 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant turnover
Q4 4:28 · MEM 83-78 OKC
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 12 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
