⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 26 from three- A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the first quarter
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 25
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 4:19 · LAL 89-88 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q1 2:49 · LAL 20-26 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 4:08 · LAL 91-96 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley lost ball turnover
Q4 4:41 · LAL 89-88 MEM
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:42 · LAL 91-93 MEM
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:52 · LAL 97-104 MEM
📊The numbers
| LAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
