⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 68 rebounds to 49- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 36
- A 12-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 37 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 37
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:46 · MEM 11-0 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q2 4:48 · MEM 67-44 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 37
Q3 8:02 · MEM 98-61 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q2 4:48 · MEM 59-44 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 27
Q4 0:57 · MEM 128-101 SAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Damian Jones flagrant foul type 1
Q2 4:48 · MEM 59-44 SAC
📊The numbers
| MEM | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 17 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 11 | Blocks | 8 |
