⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth 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 Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 15-5 off them- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 2:20 · MEM 51-49 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q3 10:56 · MEM 69-55 POR
- Lead
Jeff Green hit a 10-foot two point shot
Q4 0:26 · MEM 99-97 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses technical free throw
Q4 6:52 · MEM 85-77 POR
- Turnover
Zach Randolph bad pass
Q4 2:38 · MEM 92-86 POR
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:54 · MEM 96-93 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Steal
Mason Plumlee stole it from Zach Randolph
Q4 2:38 · MEM 92-86 POR
- Go-ahead
Al-Farouq Aminu hit a 23-foot three jumper, C.J. McCollum with the assist
Q4 0:12 · MEM 99-100 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 10 |
