⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 41 from three- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 31
- A 17-0 run took them from 11 down to 6 up in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their twelve
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- Steal
Nene stole it from Zach Randolph
Q4 1:42 · HOU 101-105 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden offensive foul (James Ennis draws the foul)
Q4 2:04 · HOU 101-105 MEM
- Turnover
James Harden turnover
Q4 2:04 · HOU 101-105 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 8:03 · HOU 71-64 MEM
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 11 down to 6 up
Q3 2:44 · HOU 85-91 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Ennis bad pass
Q4 2:09 · HOU 101-105 MEM
- Turnover
Zach Randolph lost ball turnover
Q4 1:42 · HOU 101-105 MEM
- Turnover
Marc Gasol offensive foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)
Q4 0:16 · HOU 105-110 MEM
📊The numbers
| HOU | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
