⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 40 from three
- A 17-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 25 in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, thirteen 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 8:41 · DAL 35-41 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 0:33 · DAL 55-62 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 7:35 · DAL 11-15 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 5:13 · DAL 17-30 MEM
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 25
Q3 5:09 · DAL 67-92 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 31% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 14 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 17 | Assists | 30 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
