⏱️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 but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 29 from three- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 35
- A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the first quarter
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 10 down to 2 up
Q1 8:51 · MEM 13-11 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 10:00 · MEM 29-26 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q3 1:00 · MEM 83-64 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:33 · MEM 0-9 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:02 · MEM 46-40 SAC
📊The numbers
| MEM | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
