⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 44
Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 52
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:36 · OKC 4-11 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 10:13 · OKC 33-46 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 0:12 · OKC 54-67 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Ja Morant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:32 · OKC 53-59 MEM
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:36 · OKC 112-120 MEM
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 25 | Assists | 30 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |








