⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 40 from three
- Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their ten
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 50
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q2 4:01 · WSH 49-47 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 0:36 · WSH 57-51 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 1:48 · WSH 82-72 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deni Avdija lost ball turnover
Q4 1:17 · WSH 100-92 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 8:40 · WSH 31-31 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 6:16 · WSH 38-47 MEM
- Steal
Santi Aldama stole it from Deni Avdija
Q4 1:17 · WSH 100-92 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Santi Aldama lost ball turnover
Q4 1:13 · WSH 100-92 MEM
📊The numbers
| WSH | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 19 | Threes made | 9 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
