⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 54
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the first quarter
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 took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q3 9:28 · MEM 72-62 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jae Crowder and Tristan Thompson
Q1 3:10 · MEM 23-20 CLE
- Missed FT
Jonas Valanciunas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · MEM 113-109 CLE
- Missed FT
Jonas Valanciunas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · MEM 113-109 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 0:46 · MEM 27-32 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 9:49 · MEM 99-89 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 1:44 · MEM 113-109 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
J.B. Bickerstaff technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 11:03 · MEM 60-60 CLE
- Technical
Tristan Thompson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:02 · MEM 85-73 CLE
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:08 · MEM 105-98 CLE
📊The numbers
| MEM | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 32 | Assists | 18 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
