⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fifteen- Made thirteen threes to their twenty
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 dragged them back level
Q1 0:13 · MEM 31-31 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 11:22 · MEM 87-78 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:36 · MEM 111-103 HOU
- Missed FT
Tony Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:23 · MEM 112-106 HOU
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · MEM 113-109 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 3:06 · MEM 105-100 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 3:41 · MEM 98-92 HOU
- Technical
Patrick Beverley technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 1:15 · MEM 109-103 HOU
📊The numbers
| MEM | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 20 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
