⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 42
- A 17-0 run from level to 17 points up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run from level to 17 points up
Q1 8:40 · MEM 25-8 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26
Q3 10:24 · MEM 74-48 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 31
Q4 9:10 · MEM 105-74 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 23
Q4 6:00 · MEM 105-82 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Saddiq Bey misses technical free throw
Q1 9:19 · MEM 8-6 DET
- Flagrant
Josh Jackson flagrant foul type 1
Q3 4:36 · MEM 78-52 DET
📊The numbers
| MEM | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
