โฑ๏ธHow 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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ MEM better than we expected
โผ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 30
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the first quarter
Key battles
๐Good 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 took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q1 10:52 ยท MEM 17-4 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 1:09 ยท MEM 74-59 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 5:13 ยท MEM 93-76 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Matt Barnes misses technical free throw
Q3 4:50 ยท MEM 86-74 LAL

Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 2:33 ยท MEM 61-58 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
D'Angelo Russell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:50 ยท MEM 86-74 LAL
๐The numbers
| MEM | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 17 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |









