⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 11 down to 4 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 4:39 · CLE 55-44 MEM
- Ties it
Evan Mobley hit a 8-foot hook shot, Darius Garland with the assist
Q4 0:36 · CLE 104-104 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lauri Markkanen out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:33 · CLE 92-96 MEM
- Turnover
Brandon Goodwin bad pass
Q4 0:22 · CLE 104-106 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 11 down to 4 up
Q2 3:44 · CLE 55-59 MEM
- Winner
Ja Morant hit a 2-foot two point shot
Q4 0:29 · CLE 104-106 MEM
- Steal
Ja Morant stole it from Brandon Goodwin
Q4 0:22 · CLE 104-106 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Desmond Bane out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:40 · CLE 97-100 MEM
📊The numbers
| CLE | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
