⏱️How 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.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 24-12 off them- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 34
- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the first quarter
- Went cold from three, seven of 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q1 9:07 · MEM 18-12 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 7:56 · MEM 69-62 DEN
- Winner
Marc Gasol hit a two point shot, Vince Carter with the assist
Q4 0:00 · MEM 108-107 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley lost ball turnover
Q4 0:10 · MEM 106-105 DEN
- Turnover
James Ennis Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 0:04 · MEM 106-107 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Lead
Nikola Jokic hit a jumper, Emmanuel Mudiay with the assist
Q4 2:47 · MEM 103-105 DEN
- Steal
Gary Harris stole it from Mike Conley
Q4 0:10 · MEM 106-105 DEN
- Go-ahead
Emmanuel Mudiay hit a two point shot, Gary Harris with the assist
Q4 0:07 · MEM 106-107 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gary Harris turnover
Q4 0:56 · MEM 106-105 DEN
- Turnover
Emmanuel Mudiay turnover
Q4 0:29 · MEM 106-105 DEN
- Turnover
Mike Miller bad pass
Q4 0:03 · MEM 106-107 DEN
📊The numbers
| MEM | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
