⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 38 from three- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 40
- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 40
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 3:23 · MEM 82-73 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Desmond Bane and Bones Hyland
Q4 10:29 · MEM 87-75 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
