⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 26- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 35
- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 42
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 17
Q2 1:11 · PHX 42-59 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 25
Q4 9:09 · PHX 83-108 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:14 · PHX 49-69 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:00 · PHX 0-8 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 6:46 · PHX 6-23 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 23 | Assists | 30 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
