⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 8 down to 9 up in the third quarter
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 8 down to 9 up
Q3 4:51 · MEM 72-63 MIA
- Lead
De'Anthony Melton hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · MEM 84-83 MIA
- Winner
Ja Morant hit a two point shot
Q4 0:01 · MEM 87-85 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Anthony Melton bad pass
Q4 4:12 · MEM 81-74 MIA
- Turnover
Dillon Brooks bad pass
Q4 3:08 · MEM 83-79 MIA
- Turnover
Ja Morant out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:04 · MEM 83-81 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 7:55 · MEM 7-10 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 10:01 · MEM 51-57 MIA
- Ties it
Goran Dragic hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · MEM 85-85 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyler Herro lost ball turnover
Q4 0:49 · MEM 83-83 MIA
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo bad pass
Q4 0:00 · MEM 87-85 MIA
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
