⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34- Could not get to the line, one free throws to their fifteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Elton Brand bad pass
Q4 1:35 · ATL 72-77 MEM
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:15 · ATL 72-77 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q1 4:05 · ATL 26-22 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 0:49 · ATL 29-31 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 1:49 · ATL 54-63 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Johnson lost ball turnover
Q4 4:39 · ATL 66-73 MEM
📊The numbers
| ATL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 1 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
