⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 10 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
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 11:01 · MEM 11-1 HOU
- Steal
Kyle Anderson stole it from D.J. Augustin
Q4 1:13 · MEM 108-102 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Xavier Tillman misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:44 · MEM 101-95 HOU
- Missed FT
Kyle Anderson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:11 · MEM 108-102 HOU
- Missed FT
Kyle Anderson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:50 · MEM 110-102 HOU

Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q2 1:50 · MEM 63-50 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun lost ball turnover
Q4 4:16 · MEM 102-95 HOU
- Turnover
D.J. Augustin bad pass
Q4 1:13 · MEM 108-102 HOU
📊The numbers
| MEM | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |







