⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 43
- Ran them off the floor, 30 fast break points to 6
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:04 · MEM 106-98 OKC
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:04 · MEM 106-98 OKC
- Turnover
Tyus Jones bad pass
Q4 2:46 · MEM 106-100 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 9:39 · MEM 97-93 OKC
- Steal
Jalen Williams stole it from Tyus Jones
Q4 2:46 · MEM 106-100 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl traveling
Q4 4:59 · MEM 106-98 OKC
- Missed FT
Josh Giddey misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:38 · MEM 106-102 OKC
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 34 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
