⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 27 from three
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the fourth quarter
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 7:00 · MEM 16-10 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 9:30 · MEM 40-25 NY
- Winner
Mike Miller hit a 27-foot three jumper, Zach Randolph with the assist
Q4 0:45 · MEM 94-93 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:48 · MEM 80-86 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q4 8:11 · MEM 77-84 NY
- Go-ahead
Tim Hardaway Jr. hit a 26-foot three jumper, Pablo Prigioni with the assist
Q4 1:04 · MEM 89-93 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pablo Prigioni bad pass
Q4 3:08 · MEM 83-88 NY
📊The numbers
| MEM | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
