⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 22 from three
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 11:03 · DET 33-37 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 8:29 · DET 43-43 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Jackson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:43 · DET 105-105 MEM
- Missed FT
Christian Wood misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:45 · DET 106-109 MEM
- Missed FT
Reggie Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:20 · DET 108-116 MEM

Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 7:50 · DET 6-12 MEM
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q1 2:50 · DET 20-35 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 3:30 · DET 56-58 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyle Anderson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:32 · DET 82-89 MEM
📊The numbers
| DET | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |







