⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 32
- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 40
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 2:57 · SAC 89-103 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marco Belinelli misses technical free throw
Q2 10:06 · SAC 31-29 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 2:00 · SAC 40-50 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 3:47 · SAC 63-78 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
