⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their eight- Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 41
- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 42
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 31
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 9:49 · MEM 14-4 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q1 7:00 · MEM 24-7 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q2 1:59 · MEM 69-45 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 42-point deficit to 31
Q4 3:04 · MEM 130-99 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 16 | Threes made | 8 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 34 | Assists | 22 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
