⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 44
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 27
Q3 7:09 · CHA 62-89 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 27
Q4 6:34 · CHA 92-119 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
LaMelo Ball technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:35 · CHA 28-42 MEM
- Technical
Dennis Smith Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:21 · CHA 35-50 MEM
- Technical
Jalen McDaniels technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:45 · CHA 51-84 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 3:37 · CHA 24-37 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q2 6:21 · CHA 35-60 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 31
Q2 2:08 · CHA 47-78 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
