⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 24 from three- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 34
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 43
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 11:22 · MEM 30-31 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 1:08 · MEM 77-70 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph traveling
Q4 4:26 · MEM 89-82 LAC
- Turnover
Nick Calathes lost ball turnover
Q4 3:20 · MEM 92-84 LAC
- Technical
Double technical foul - Courtney Lee and Chris Paul
Q4 1:05 · MEM 98-95 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 10:30 · MEM 3-9 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 6:58 · MEM 61-62 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford offensive foul (Mike Miller draws the foul)
Q4 4:20 · MEM 89-82 LAC
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford turnover
Q4 4:20 · MEM 89-82 LAC
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:45 · MEM 96-91 LAC
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
