⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 37- A 13-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 27 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 9:46 · MEM 14-3 WSH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 27
Q2 5:50 · MEM 57-30 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Ja Morant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:09 · MEM 79-64 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Wes Unseld Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:54 · MEM 35-17 WSH
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses technical free throw
Q3 2:09 · MEM 79-64 WSH
📊The numbers
| MEM | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
