⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 12 points ahead of 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
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 53
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4 in the fourth 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 from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:38 · MEM 13-1 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 3:14 · MEM 21-7 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 9:07 · MEM 76-59 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q1 0:39 · MEM 21-17 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4
Q4 4:32 · MEM 86-82 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Clarkson bad pass
Q4 2:34 · MEM 84-76 CLE
- Turnover
Collin Sexton bad pass
Q4 0:47 · MEM 88-82 CLE
📊The numbers
| MEM | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
