⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 3:21 · MEM 16-18 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 3:50 · MEM 46-43 PHX
- Winner
Grayson Allen hit a 24-foot three jumper, Ja Morant with the assist
Q4 1:06 · MEM 101-98 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Xavier Tillman misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · MEM 107-104 PHX
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton lost ball turnover
Q4 1:52 · MEM 96-98 PHX
- Turnover
Chris Paul turnover
Q4 0:26 · MEM 103-100 PHX
- Missed FT
Mikal Bridges misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · MEM 107-104 PHX
📊The numbers
| MEM | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Assists | 30 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
