⏱️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
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 24 from three- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 5:41 · MEM 84-85 ORL
- Steal
JaMychal Green stole it from Elfrid Payton
Q4 0:00 · MEM 95-94 ORL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Marc Gasol flagrant foul type 1 (Bismack Biyombo draws the foul)
Q3 5:37 · MEM 54-59 ORL
- Missed FT
JaMychal Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:51 · MEM 82-85 ORL
- Missed FT
Tony Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:28 · MEM 89-92 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 0:02 · MEM 52-57 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Elfrid Payton technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 3:24 · MEM 20-20 ORL
- Turnover
Jeff Green bad pass
Q4 3:57 · MEM 81-85 ORL
- Turnover
Elfrid Payton bad pass
Q4 0:00 · MEM 95-94 ORL
📊The numbers
| MEM | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 9 |
