⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 26-6 off them- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 40
- Won the second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to four
- A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 29
A 17-0 run took them from 13 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q1 9:26 · MEM 16-8 GS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q2 8:55 · MEM 49-31 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 5:47 · MEM 77-74 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Desmond Bane offensive foul
Q4 2:48 · MEM 109-102 GS
- Turnover
Desmond Bane turnover
Q4 2:48 · MEM 109-102 GS
- Turnover
Tyus Jones lost ball turnover
Q4 0:09 · MEM 116-108 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 13 down to 4 up
Q2 1:15 · MEM 59-63 GS
- Steal
Gary Payton II stole it from Tyus Jones
Q4 0:09 · MEM 116-108 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Otto Porter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:39 · MEM 103-99 GS
📊The numbers
| MEM | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 30 | Assists | 25 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
