⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 23 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
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 24-12 off them- A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2 in the fourth quarter
- Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 44
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 19
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2
Q4 7:11 · MEM 102-104 SAC
- Go-ahead
Mike Conley hit a 25-foot three jumper, Courtney Lee with the assist
Q4 0:10 · MEM 109-108 SAC
- Winner
Courtney Lee hit a layup, Vince Carter with the assist
Q4 0:00 · MEM 111-110 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Zach Randolph technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:39 · MEM 54-73 SAC
- Technical
Mike Conley technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 8:07 · MEM 82-98 SAC
- Turnover
Marc Gasol bad pass
Q4 2:43 · MEM 102-106 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 10:56 · MEM 2-14 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 7:03 · MEM 6-23 SAC
- Lead
DeMarcus Cousins hit a 4-foot jumper
Q4 0:24 · MEM 106-108 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins lost ball turnover
Q4 3:57 · MEM 100-104 SAC
- Missed FT
Ben McLemore misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · MEM 109-110 SAC
- Missed FT
Ben McLemore misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · MEM 109-110 SAC
📊The numbers
| MEM | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 12 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
