⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their nine
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 6:26 · MEM 82-83 LAL
- Steal
Jeff Green stole it from Jordan Hill
Q4 1:50 · MEM 86-87 LAL
- Steal
Mike Conley stole it from Jordan Clarkson
Q4 0:13 · MEM 93-89 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:46 · MEM 89-87 LAL
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · MEM 94-89 LAL
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MEM 95-90 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q3 2:00 · MEM 67-77 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Hill bad pass
Q4 1:50 · MEM 86-87 LAL
- Turnover
Jordan Clarkson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:13 · MEM 93-89 LAL
- Turnover
Jordan Hill lost ball turnover
Q4 0:03 · MEM 95-90 LAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 9% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 9 |
