⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 21 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, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 26 from three
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their ten
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their three
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
- Steal
Mikal Bridges stole it from Ja Morant
Q4 0:53 · PHX 110-115 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q4 2:08 · PHX 112-115 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton back court turnover
Q4 0:11 · PHX 114-121 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 3:16 · PHX 75-96 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ja Morant offensive foul
Q4 1:05 · PHX 108-115 MEM
- Turnover
Ja Morant turnover
Q4 1:05 · PHX 108-115 MEM
- Turnover
Ja Morant bad pass
Q4 0:53 · PHX 110-115 MEM
📊The numbers
| PHX | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 6 | Threes made | 18 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 25 | Assists | 31 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
