⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first 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 Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 33 from three- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the third quarter
A 13-0 run dragged them back level 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q1 7:58 · MEM 23-8 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q3 11:17 · MEM 67-56 DEN
- Steal
Tyreke Evans stole it from Jamal Murray
Q4 1:51 · MEM 98-94 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyreke Evans misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · MEM 101-94 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q2 1:11 · MEM 53-47 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 0:02 · MEM 86-86 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Murray lost ball turnover
Q4 3:05 · MEM 94-92 DEN
- Turnover
Jamal Murray bad pass
Q4 1:51 · MEM 98-94 DEN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:07 · MEM 98-94 DEN
📊The numbers
| MEM | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 9 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 20 | Blocks | 25 |
