⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first 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 Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 24-10 off them
- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 38
- Made five threes to their fourteen
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 stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 6:17 · MEM 23-9 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q1 3:07 · MEM 31-12 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q4 3:58 · MEM 105-90 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Xavier Tillman out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:25 · MEM 95-90 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q2 7:45 · MEM 44-36 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 10:14 · MEM 58-57 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 10:04 · MEM 88-85 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerami Grant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:45 · MEM 95-90 DET
- Turnover
Jerami Grant out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:18 · MEM 95-90 DET
📊The numbers
| MEM | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 14 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
