⏱️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 first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 21- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 42
- Made five threes to their eleven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:37 · CLE 76-77 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 8:39 · CLE 84-81 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Drummond out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:41 · CLE 88-92 MEM
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:05 · CLE 90-92 MEM
- Turnover
Andre Drummond out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:58 · CLE 90-96 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jonas Valanciunas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:41 · CLE 46-47 MEM
📊The numbers
| CLE | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 32 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
