⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 29 from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 30-8 off them
- A 16-0 run took them from 12 down to 4 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 37
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 12 down to 4 up
Q1 5:00 · MEM 23-19 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q2 2:01 · MEM 65-45 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q4 10:33 · MEM 93-75 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 2:01 · MEM 79-70 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 15 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
