⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 43- Owned the paint, 80 points inside to 54
- They shot well above their usual, seventeen of 35 from three
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 10:00 · MEM 74-69 BOS
- Ties it
Dillon Brooks hit a 10-foot pullup jump shot, Ja Morant with the assist
OT 4:22 · MEM 119-119 BOS
- Winner
Jonas Valanciunas hit a layup, Dillon Brooks with the assist
OT 3:23 · MEM 121-119 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Anderson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:01 · MEM 111-107 BOS
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:52 · MEM 117-113 BOS
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:16 · MEM 129-125 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Ties it
Jeff Teague hit a driving layup
Q4 1:51 · MEM 111-111 BOS
- Ties it
Daniel Theis hit a alley oop dunk shot, Marcus Smart with the assist
Q4 0:07 · MEM 117-117 BOS
- Lead
Jeff Teague hit a driving floating jump shot
OT 4:42 · MEM 117-119 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:31 · MEM 111-109 BOS
- Turnover
Marcus Smart lost ball turnover
Q4 1:23 · MEM 113-111 BOS
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:07 · MEM 132-126 BOS
📊The numbers
| MEM | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 12 | Threes made | 17 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 38 | Assists | 31 |
| 80 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 3 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
