⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 17-1 off them- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 24
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 6:01 · MEM 48-40 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 6:21 · MEM 82-65 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 30
Q4 3:52 · MEM 122-92 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 1 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
