⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 26
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 8:23 · DAL 32-30 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Amar'e Stoudemire technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:24 · DAL 48-67 MEM
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:24 · DAL 48-69 MEM
- Technical
Amar'e Stoudemire technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:24 · DAL 48-69 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 1:12 · DAL 16-22 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 11:18 · DAL 39-54 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 14 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
