⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 1:06 · MEM 26-19 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 3:15 · MEM 66-65 LAL
- Steal
Dillon Brooks stole it from LeBron James
Q4 2:41 · MEM 81-82 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gorgui Dieng lost ball turnover
Q4 4:07 · MEM 79-80 LAL
- Turnover
Jonas Valanciunas lost ball turnover
Q4 1:49 · MEM 81-84 LAL
- Missed FT
Tyus Jones misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · MEM 87-92 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:23 · MEM 3-10 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 10:47 · MEM 26-27 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 1:07 · MEM 49-47 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 2:41 · MEM 81-82 LAL
- Turnover
Anthony Davis bad pass
Q4 0:16 · MEM 86-92 LAL
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball turnover
Q4 0:11 · MEM 87-92 LAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
