⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen- Owned the paint, 38 points inside to 22
- Made four threes to their ten
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 47
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q1 3:59 · NY 23-24 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 10:52 · NY 48-52 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 2:08 · NY 85-87 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kristaps Porzingis bad pass
Q4 3:43 · NY 73-81 MEM
- Turnover
Robin Lopez offensive foul (Marc Gasol draws the foul)
Q4 1:12 · NY 82-87 MEM
- Turnover
Robin Lopez turnover
Q4 1:12 · NY 82-87 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 11:37 · NY 0-10 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 7:50 · NY 31-37 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 1:01 · NY 64-73 MEM
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Mario Chalmers flagrant foul type 2 (Sasha Vujacic draws the foul)
Q4 11:03 · NY 64-71 MEM
- Turnover
Marc Gasol out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:26 · NY 73-79 MEM
📊The numbers
| NY | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
