⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, four turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 40-3 off them
A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24 in the first quarter
Lost the glass, 46 rebounds to 61
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 1:29 · MEM 35-21 UTAH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24
Q1 0:03 · MEM 48-24 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 6:23 · MEM 107-96 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:49 · MEM 114-110 UTAH
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · MEM 117-111 UTAH

Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 9:43 · MEM 94-91 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:53 · MEM 111-110 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Clarkson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:38 · MEM 81-67 UTAH
- Missed FT
Talen Horton-Tucker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · MEM 114-110 UTAH
- Turnover
Talen Horton-Tucker out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:13 · MEM 114-111 UTAH
📊The numbers
| MEM | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 3 | Points off turnovers | 40 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Steals | 2 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |







