⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 28 from three
- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 39
- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 20
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 5:52 · PHX 24-25 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
P.J. Tucker technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 6:26 · PHX 79-105 MEM
- Technical
P.J. Tucker technical foul(2nd technical foul)
Q4 6:26 · PHX 79-105 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 2:58 · PHX 46-59 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 10:19 · PHX 52-72 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 1:17 · PHX 70-93 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 16 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 11 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
