⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 2:40 · MEM 44-39 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 4:22 · MEM 87-88 SAC
- Steal
Tayshaun Prince stole it from Isaiah Thomas
Q4 1:12 · MEM 89-88 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph 3 second turnover
Q4 4:56 · MEM 79-86 SAC
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · MEM 89-88 SAC
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:08 · MEM 89-88 SAC
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:01 · MEM 81-86 SAC
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas lost ball turnover
Q4 1:12 · MEM 89-88 SAC
- Turnover
Rudy Gay lost ball turnover
Q4 0:01 · MEM 91-90 SAC
📊The numbers
| MEM | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 13 | Blocks | 2 |
