⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 8:12 · MEM 15-12 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 0:36 · MEM 25-18 PHX
- Winner
Jeff Green hit a two point shot, Courtney Lee with the assist
Q4 0:00 · MEM 95-93 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Matt Barnes and Alex Len
Q3 5:26 · MEM 50-56 PHX
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:30 · MEM 92-87 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 3:00 · MEM 41-39 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q3 11:30 · MEM 46-53 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 0:35 · MEM 69-71 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jon Leuer misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · MEM 93-91 PHX
- Missed FT
Jon Leuer misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · MEM 93-91 PHX
- Turnover
Brandon Knight out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:00 · MEM 93-93 PHX
📊The numbers
| MEM | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
