⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up in the third quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q3 9:14 · MEM 79-73 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 3:46 · MEM 104-94 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley lost ball turnover
Q4 4:37 · MEM 95-90 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 9:52 · MEM 4-14 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 10:45 · MEM 30-44 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:52 · MEM 95-90 CLE
- Turnover
Spencer Hawes lost ball turnover
Q4 3:27 · MEM 97-94 CLE
📊The numbers
| MEM | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
