⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 27- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 30
- Made seven threes to their fifteen
- They shot well above their usual, fifteen of 25 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
- Steal
Mike Conley stole it from LeBron James
Q4 2:18 · MEM 103-95 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 4:03 · MEM 107-95 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph offensive foul (Chris Bosh draws the foul)
Q4 0:23 · MEM 107-99 MIA
- Turnover
Zach Randolph turnover
Q4 0:23 · MEM 107-99 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:11 · MEM 12-18 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 10:03 · MEM 61-69 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Bosh lost ball turnover
Q4 4:11 · MEM 97-93 MIA
- Turnover
Ray Allen lost ball turnover
Q4 3:39 · MEM 100-93 MIA
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball turnover
Q4 2:18 · MEM 103-95 MIA
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 15 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
