⏱️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
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 31 from three- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40
- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 5:35 · MEM 20-11 CHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q2 4:36 · MEM 44-41 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 0:38 · MEM 76-74 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Jonas Valanciunas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:29 · MEM 59-66 CHI
- Turnover
Kyle Anderson offensive foul
Q4 2:44 · MEM 94-87 CHI
- Turnover
Kyle Anderson turnover
Q4 2:44 · MEM 94-87 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 1:33 · MEM 22-24 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 11:01 · MEM 25-33 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Tomas Satoransky technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:14 · MEM 13-11 CHI
- Missed FT
Zach LaVine misses technical free throw
Q3 5:29 · MEM 59-66 CHI
- Turnover
Zach LaVine bad pass
Q4 4:26 · MEM 88-85 CHI
📊The numbers
| MEM | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
