⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eleven, and outscored them 25-13 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q4 9:55 · PHX 91-94 MEM
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Desmond Bane
Q4 0:46 · PHX 108-112 MEM
- Go-ahead
Devin Booker hit a 27-foot threeer, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 0:05 · PHX 113-112 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:15 · PHX 71-85 MEM
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:51 · PHX 107-112 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 8:45 · PHX 6-17 MEM
- Winner
Ja Morant hit a driving layup
Q4 0:00 · PHX 113-114 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:05 · PHX 101-108 MEM
- Turnover
Desmond Bane bad pass
Q4 0:46 · PHX 108-112 MEM
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:08 · PHX 110-112 MEM
📊The numbers
| PHX | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
