⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 34 from three
- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to their 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q1 11:23 · MEM 14-2 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up
Q3 0:31 · MEM 86-83 DEN
- Winner
Desmond Bane hit a 26-foot threeer
Q4 1:20 · MEM 107-104 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaren Jackson Jr. bad pass
Q4 3:18 · MEM 102-102 DEN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:35 · MEM 107-104 DEN
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · MEM 107-106 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 8:33 · MEM 40-36 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 1:48 · MEM 73-83 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 4:52 · MEM 102-104 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 16 | Threes made | 8 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
