⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 14 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
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 34
- Made four threes to their fifteen
- They shot well above their usual, fifteen of 28 from three
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 1:15 · MEM 35-23 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 8:18 · MEM 45-30 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley lost ball turnover
Q4 0:56 · MEM 102-95 LAL
- Missed FT
Courtney Lee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · MEM 104-97 LAL
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · MEM 106-100 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q3 5:35 · MEM 76-64 LAL
- Steal
Jordan Farmar stole it from Mike Conley
Q4 0:56 · MEM 102-95 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 2:02 · MEM 102-97 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:36 · MEM 58-43 LAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 15 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
