⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, nineteen free throws to their eight
A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up
Q1 6:00 · MEM 28-18 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 0:36 · MEM 60-56 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dillon Brooks traveling
Q4 2:53 · MEM 90-98 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 10:41 · MEM 2-11 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 2:19 · MEM 49-56 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q4 3:41 · MEM 90-105 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Davis bad pass
Q4 4:20 · MEM 87-95 LAL
- Missed FT
Dennis Schroder misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:41 · MEM 90-96 LAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
