⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 5:32 · WSH 17-7 MEM
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q2 4:39 · WSH 41-27 MEM
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q4 8:38 · WSH 81-69 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Smith offensive foul
Q4 3:28 · WSH 83-76 MEM
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:36 · WSH 91-83 MEM
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:36 · WSH 91-83 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 5:42 · WSH 55-50 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:23 · WSH 60-59 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Marc Gasol technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:39 · WSH 54-43 MEM
- Turnover
Chandler Parsons out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:27 · WSH 86-80 MEM
📊The numbers
| WSH | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 8 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 15 | Steals | 16 |
| 22 | Blocks | 23 |
