⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- They went cold, nine of 38 from three
- A 19-0 run took them from 7 down to 12 up in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 50 points in the paint to 70
- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their nine
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:59 · MEM 56-60 CHA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q3 9:17 · MEM 70-62 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 7 down to 12 up
Q1 0:29 · MEM 36-48 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 4:52 · MEM 42-56 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 0:00 · MEM 78-87 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMelo Ball misses technical free throw
Q1 9:32 · MEM 10-6 CHA
- Flagrant
LaMelo Ball flagrant foul type 1
Q3 11:23 · MEM 52-60 CHA
- Turnover
Jalen McDaniels steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:20 · MEM 96-104 CHA
📊The numbers
| MEM | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 15 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 32 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Steals | 13 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
