⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 22
- They shot well above their usual, fourteen of 30 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 9:24 · MEM 14-4 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 2:56 · MEM 31-18 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q4 9:09 · MEM 98-94 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ja Morant out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:42 · MEM 105-105 LAL
- Turnover
Dillon Brooks lost ball turnover
Q4 0:39 · MEM 106-109 LAL
- Turnover
Kyle Anderson out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:00 · MEM 108-109 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 10:45 · MEM 65-66 LAL
- Ties it
Anthony Davis hit a 27-foot step back jumper, Kyle Kuzma with the assist
Q4 2:01 · MEM 105-105 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 2:23 · MEM 105-109 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:41 · MEM 43-30 LAL
- Turnover
Kyle Kuzma lost ball turnover
Q4 0:36 · MEM 106-109 LAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
