⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 31 from three
- A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the fourth quarter
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 54
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 0:24 · MEM 34-23 WSH
- Ties it
Marc Gasol hit a 27-foot three jumper, Mike Conley with the assist
Q4 0:15 · MEM 100-100 WSH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q4 1:28 · MEM 112-100 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Ennis misses technical free throw
Q1 8:34 · MEM 4-5 WSH
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:46 · MEM 88-94 WSH
- Turnover
James Ennis bad pass
OT 2:15 · MEM 107-100 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 0:29 · MEM 60-60 WSH
- Steal
Bradley Beal stole it from James Ennis
OT 2:15 · MEM 107-100 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Markieff Morris technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 8:34 · MEM 4-5 WSH
- Technical
John Wall technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 7:18 · MEM 40-29 WSH
- Turnover
John Wall steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:26 · MEM 88-94 WSH
📊The numbers
| MEM | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 15 | Threes made | 5 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
