⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
+3Q132-23
+4Q227-23
+5Q333-28
-4Q420-22
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 28- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 32
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
7Offensive rebounds18
30Assists16
11Points off turnovers21
11Steals6
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q4 8:40 · MEM 105-89 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 30 | Assists | 16 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
