⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 39
- A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6 in the third quarter
A 17-0 run took them from 4 down to 13 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6
Q3 9:49 · MEM 57-63 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 6:30 · MEM 87-85 BOS
- Winner
Matt Barnes hit a two point shot
Q4 0:50 · MEM 93-92 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers bad pass
Q4 2:29 · MEM 89-88 BOS
- Turnover
Zach Randolph bad pass
Q4 2:03 · MEM 89-90 BOS
- Turnover
Matt Barnes lost ball turnover
Q4 1:16 · MEM 91-91 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 4 down to 13 up
Q1 10:47 · MEM 4-17 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q1 4:24 · MEM 14-32 BOS
- Go-ahead
Isaiah Thomas hit a two point shot, Jae Crowder with the assist
Q4 2:25 · MEM 89-90 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amir Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:49 · MEM 89-88 BOS
- Missed FT
Jared Sullinger misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:59 · MEM 89-90 BOS
- Missed FT
Avery Bradley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:14 · MEM 91-92 BOS
📊The numbers
| MEM | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 12 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 17 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
