⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 26-13 off them- A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20 in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 51
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20
Q1 1:09 · MEM 44-24 SAC
- Steal
Jeff Green stole it from Darren Collison
Q4 0:08 · MEM 120-117 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph bad pass
Q4 1:43 · MEM 114-106 SAC
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · MEM 117-114 SAC
- Missed FT
Courtney Lee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · MEM 120-117 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- Steal
Darren Collison stole it from Zach Randolph
Q4 1:43 · MEM 114-106 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darren Collison misses technical free throw
Q4 6:30 · MEM 104-96 SAC
- Turnover
Darren Collison lost ball turnover
Q4 0:08 · MEM 120-117 SAC
📊The numbers
| MEM | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 31 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
