⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 46- Went cold from three, nine of 36
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 4:44 · MEM 61-50 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 2:07 · MEM 91-83 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joakim Noah misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · MEM 107-103 LAL
- Missed FT
Joakim Noah misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:26 · MEM 107-103 LAL
- Turnover
Jonas Valanciunas out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:12 · MEM 108-103 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram offensive foul
Q4 3:02 · MEM 100-94 LAL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:00 · MEM 105-103 LAL
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 0:20 · MEM 107-103 LAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
