⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 8:56 · MEM 14-3 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 0:46 · MEM 32-19 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20
Q2 4:00 · MEM 54-34 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · MEM 95-90 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q3 3:13 · MEM 71-59 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 3:19 · MEM 92-87 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
