⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 50- A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 25
Q3 10:20 · CHA 53-78 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q4 11:16 · CHA 83-101 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Terry Rozier technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:33 · CHA 17-39 MEM
- Turnover
LaMelo Ball out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:09 · CHA 118-125 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17
Q1 9:23 · CHA 2-19 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Ziaire Williams and Mason Plumlee
Q3 10:45 · CHA 45-76 MEM
- Turnover
Ja Morant double dribble turnover
Q4 2:14 · CHA 108-114 MEM
📊The numbers
| CHA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Assists | 31 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
