⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 24- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 34
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 10:07 · PHX 33-28 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 5:58 · PHX 42-30 MEM
- Lead
Alex Len hit a jumper, Brandon Knight with the assist
Q4 2:49 · PHX 95-93 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Knight bad pass
Q4 3:25 · PHX 93-92 MEM
- Turnover
Alex Len bad pass
Q4 0:09 · PHX 97-101 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 6:37 · PHX 15-16 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 10:27 · PHX 54-51 MEM
- Ties it
Zach Randolph hit a 2-foot two point shot
Q4 2:32 · PHX 95-95 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lance Stephenson bad pass
Q4 4:05 · PHX 91-92 MEM
- Turnover
Zach Randolph bad pass
Q4 3:32 · PHX 93-92 MEM
- Missed FT
Matt Barnes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:25 · PHX 93-93 MEM
📊The numbers
| PHX | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
