⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 34- Made nine threes to their eighteen
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 1:36 · MEM 67-53 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 6:47 · MEM 101-91 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 3:20 · MEM 81-76 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 18 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 21 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
