⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 5:36 · SAC 76-78 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q4 10:46 · SAC 93-99 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 4:11 · SAC 23-21 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 1:26 · SAC 28-34 MEM
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q3 1:55 · SAC 83-99 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Dillon Brooks technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:36 · SAC 68-78 MEM
📊The numbers
| SAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
