⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 27 from three- Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 21
- Beaten inside, 48 points in the paint to 64
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q2 9:03 · MEM 38-45 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 2:23 · MEM 55-59 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joakim Noah misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:59 · MEM 104-102 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:41 · MEM 0-8 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Maurice Harkless steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:47 · MEM 116-109 POR
📊The numbers
| MEM | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
