⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their ten- Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 33 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 6
- Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 8:20 · MEM 54-44 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 9:58 · MEM 105-96 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:51 · MEM 109-113 TOR
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:51 · MEM 109-113 TOR
- Turnover
Mike Conley lost ball turnover
Q4 0:28 · MEM 114-120 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:53 · MEM 94-93 TOR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q4 8:40 · MEM 105-107 TOR
- Steal
Fred VanVleet stole it from Mike Conley
Q4 0:28 · MEM 114-120 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Serge Ibaka offensive foul
Q4 2:29 · MEM 109-113 TOR
- Turnover
Serge Ibaka turnover
Q4 2:29 · MEM 109-113 TOR
- Missed FT
Pascal Siakam misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:36 · MEM 114-119 TOR
📊The numbers
| MEM | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 61% |
| 10 | Threes made | 18 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
