⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eight- A 13-0 run dragged them back level 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 1:21 · MEM 83-83 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q4 7:49 · MEM 99-92 LAL
- Steal
Tyus Jones stole it from LeBron James
Q4 0:06 · MEM 102-99 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ja Morant turnover
Q4 4:48 · MEM 96-92 LAL
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:30 · MEM 100-94 LAL
- Turnover
Ja Morant bad pass
Q4 2:57 · MEM 100-94 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 7:16 · MEM 11-23 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 5:49 · MEM 37-50 LAL
- Steal
Malik Monk stole it from Ja Morant
Q4 2:57 · MEM 100-94 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 4:35 · MEM 96-92 LAL
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 0:06 · MEM 102-99 LAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
