⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 11 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
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q1 4:52 · MEM 12-18 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 9:05 · MEM 31-28 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q4 3:45 · MEM 92-78 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
J.B. Bickerstaff technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:24 · MEM 8-17 POR
- Missed FT
Garrett Temple misses technical free throw
Q3 11:16 · MEM 46-40 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:42 · MEM 0-9 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 1:54 · MEM 15-26 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Damian Lillard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:43 · MEM 34-32 POR
- Technical
Al-Farouq Aminu technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 11:16 · MEM 46-40 POR
- Turnover
Evan Turner out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:36 · MEM 81-78 POR
📊The numbers
| MEM | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 10 | Blocks | 9 |
