⏱️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
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth 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 Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 47- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 44
- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q1 6:23 · MEM 20-16 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q3 6:43 · MEM 86-79 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 10:52 · MEM 101-90 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Taylor Jenkins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:30 · MEM 72-75 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 9:40 · MEM 34-35 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
