⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- They went cold, three of 22 from three
- Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 22
- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 58
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 0:56 · MEM 22-25 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 7:24 · MEM 35-37 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 0:27 · MEM 84-84 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Green bad pass
Q4 4:52 · MEM 86-89 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 4:37 · MEM 70-76 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 3:47 · MEM 93-99 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chandler Parsons offensive foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)
Q4 4:11 · MEM 88-89 DAL
- Turnover
Chandler Parsons offensive foul turnover
Q4 4:11 · MEM 88-89 DAL
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler bad pass
Q4 0:26 · MEM 95-103 DAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
