⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 33 from three- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 33
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 10:05 · SAC 30-35 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 10:56 · SAC 2-13 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 7:12 · SAC 31-47 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Jonas Valanciunas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:17 · SAC 107-118 MEM
📊The numbers
| SAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 31 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
