⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 32-15 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 8:50 · WSH 18-10 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 0:00 · WSH 62-71 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 1:23 · WSH 81-96 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Davis Bertans technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:15 · WSH 109-120 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 6:00 · WSH 48-52 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 4:24 · WSH 50-60 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 2:56 · WSH 52-69 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses technical free throw
Q4 1:15 · WSH 109-120 MEM
📊The numbers
| WSH | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 15 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
