⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their twenty- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 34
- A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16 in the first quarter
A 17-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 6 in the second 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16
Q1 0:04 · MEM 44-28 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q2 4:28 · MEM 56-35 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Andersen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:58 · MEM 91-91 SAC
- Turnover
Zach Randolph traveling
Q4 2:15 · MEM 98-93 SAC
- Turnover
Matt Barnes bad pass
Q4 1:28 · MEM 100-97 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 4:09 · MEM 21-19 SAC
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 6
Q2 1:54 · MEM 59-53 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 11:08 · MEM 85-87 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins bad pass
Q4 3:38 · MEM 96-91 SAC
- Turnover
Darren Collison out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:25 · MEM 100-97 SAC
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:44 · MEM 102-97 SAC
📊The numbers
| MEM | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 31 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
