⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 11:45 · DEN 36-37 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 11:00 · DEN 76-72 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Malone technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:57 · DEN 40-47 MEM
- Technical
Jeff Green technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:44 · DEN 53-63 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 2:47 · DEN 91-97 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:09 · DEN 108-115 MEM
- Missed FT
Ziaire Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:37 · DEN 111-118 MEM
- Missed FT
De'Anthony Melton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · DEN 113-119 MEM
📊The numbers
| DEN | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 34 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
