⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
-1Q122-23
+7Q232-24
+3Q324-22
0Q431-30
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 29
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
9Free throws made22
6Points off turnovers13
7Steals3
9Offensive rebounds16
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 8:07 · MEM 6-10 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
