⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 34 from three- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 44
- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 27-11 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:20 · PHX 11-0 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 0:02 · PHX 57-51 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Aron Baynes misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:32 · PHX 94-99 MEM
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:27 · PHX 96-103 MEM
- Missed FT
Cameron Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · PHX 108-115 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 6:58 · PHX 13-18 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 1:00 · PHX 79-88 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jae Crowder misses free throw flagrant 3 of 3
Q3 8:29 · PHX 60-57 MEM
- Missed FT
Jae Crowder misses free throw flagrant 1 of 3
Q3 8:29 · PHX 60-56 MEM
📊The numbers
| PHX | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
