⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 54
- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q2 10:22 · MEM 49-38 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q4 11:38 · MEM 104-90 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q4 1:37 · MEM 130-118 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Desmond Bane technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:40 · MEM 58-48 CLE
- Turnover
Jaren Jackson Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:44 · MEM 114-110 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Garland bad pass
Q4 0:43 · MEM 126-118 CLE
📊The numbers
| MEM | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 38 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
