⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the third quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q1 9:47 · LAC 17-10 MEM
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q1 3:06 · LAC 38-25 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q3 2:48 · LAC 86-91 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:19 · LAC 109-113 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q3 10:16 · LAC 66-76 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 6:15 · LAC 73-89 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ja Morant turnover
Q4 3:08 · LAC 108-111 MEM
- Missed FT
Brandon Clarke misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:44 · LAC 109-114 MEM
- Missed FT
Desmond Bane misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · LAC 114-119 MEM
📊The numbers
| LAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
