⏱️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
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 49
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Lakers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q3 4:35 · LAL 73-69 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Clarkson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:04 · LAL 45-51 MEM
- Technical
Brandon Ingram technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:32 · LAL 97-106 MEM

Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:16 · LAL 4-12 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 9:51 · LAL 79-89 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 4 | Assists | 9 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 26 | Blocks | 20 |






