⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 30 free throws to their 40
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
- Go-ahead
Troy Daniels hit a 30-foot three jumper, Toney Douglas with the assist
Q4 1:35 · MEM 82-81 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 2:35 · MEM 84-83 POR
- Go-ahead
Toney Douglas hit a 19-foot jumper
Q4 0:34 · MEM 84-83 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
David Fizdale technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · MEM 43-50 POR
- Technical
Marc Gasol technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:33 · MEM 50-60 POR
- Turnover
Marc Gasol lost ball turnover
Q4 1:10 · MEM 82-83 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 3:40 · MEM 14-24 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 2:12 · MEM 43-52 POR
- Steal
Mason Plumlee stole it from Marc Gasol
Q4 1:10 · MEM 82-83 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses technical free throw
Q3 12:00 · MEM 43-50 POR
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · MEM 86-86 POR
- Turnover
Mason Plumlee bad pass
Q4 0:00 · MEM 88-86 POR
📊The numbers
| MEM | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 30% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 13 | Assists | 13 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
