⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 22
- Made nine threes to their fifteen
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their fifteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 3:35 · DAL 16-17 MEM
- Steal
Dorian Finney-Smith stole it from De'Anthony Melton
Q4 0:39 · DAL 88-95 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:45 · DAL 88-93 MEM
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:42 · DAL 88-93 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 9:06 · DAL 2-13 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dillon Brooks offensive foul
Q4 1:20 · DAL 88-93 MEM
- Turnover
Dillon Brooks turnover
Q4 1:20 · DAL 88-93 MEM
- Turnover
De'Anthony Melton lost ball turnover
Q4 0:39 · DAL 88-95 MEM
📊The numbers
| DAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
