⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up in the third quarter- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 52
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 4:49 · MEM 21-10 DAL
- Ties it
Marc Gasol hit a 25-foot three jumper, Tyreke Evans with the assist
Q4 0:29 · MEM 92-92 DAL
- Lead
JaMychal Green hit a 1-foot dunk
Q4 0:00 · MEM 94-92 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marc Gasol lost ball turnover
Q4 4:35 · MEM 81-85 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 10:12 · MEM 29-25 DAL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up
Q3 3:22 · MEM 72-79 DAL
- Winner
Harrison Barnes hit a 29-foot three shot, Dennis Smith Jr. with the assist
Q4 0:00 · MEM 94-95 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Salah Mejri misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:53 · MEM 85-88 DAL
- Missed FT
Yogi Ferrell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · MEM 89-92 DAL
- Missed FT
Yogi Ferrell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:38 · MEM 89-92 DAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 6 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Steals | 8 |
| 25 | Blocks | 14 |
