⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 8 points behind 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
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, eight of 32 from three- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 2:12 · MEM 53-47 DEN
- Go-ahead
Shelvin Mack hit a 26-foot step back jumper
Q4 1:45 · MEM 85-83 DEN
- Steal
Mike Conley stole it from Jamal Murray
Q4 1:33 · MEM 85-83 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 0:33 · MEM 25-33 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 4:56 · MEM 63-64 DEN
- Ties it
Jamal Murray hit a 21-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:17 · MEM 87-87 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:28 · MEM 80-79 DEN
- Turnover
Jamal Murray bad pass
Q4 1:33 · MEM 85-83 DEN
- Missed FT
Trey Lyles misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:31 · MEM 87-85 DEN
📊The numbers
| MEM | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
