⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 52
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 6:27 · MEM 53-41 NY
- Steal
Ja Morant stole it from RJ Barrett
Q4 2:11 · MEM 111-106 NY
- Steal
Desmond Bane stole it from Julius Randle
Q4 1:14 · MEM 113-108 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Desmond Bane misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · MEM 117-112 NY
- Missed FT
Desmond Bane misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · MEM 117-112 NY
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MEM 118-114 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q3 10:42 · MEM 65-72 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q3 2:29 · MEM 81-96 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
RJ Barrett bad pass
Q4 2:11 · MEM 111-106 NY
- Turnover
Julius Randle bad pass
Q4 1:14 · MEM 113-108 NY
📊The numbers
| MEM | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 16 | Blocks | 6 |
