⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twenty- A 16-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 18 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 2:10 · MEM 24-24 WSH
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 18
Q3 11:08 · MEM 64-46 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 2:52 · MEM 46-43 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 2:06 · MEM 78-72 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses technical free throw
Q2 6:03 · MEM 35-30 WSH
- Technical
John Wall technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:47 · MEM 101-88 WSH
📊The numbers
| MEM | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
