⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second 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 Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 41 from three- Lived at the line, twenty free throws to their ten
- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 8
- A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
A 19-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 2 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 5:29 · MEM 17-17 WSH
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16
Q2 9:21 · MEM 48-32 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 6:17 · MEM 97-89 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:40 · MEM 101-93 WSH
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:02 · MEM 103-97 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:45 · MEM 0-9 WSH
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 2
Q3 4:56 · MEM 76-74 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyle Kuzma technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · MEM 57-43 WSH
📊The numbers
| MEM | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
