⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their 26, and were outscored 41-9 off them- Owned the paint, 86 points inside to 48
- Made six threes to their thirteen
- Went cold from three, six of 31
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 5:00 · MEM 42-38 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 9:59 · MEM 57-55 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 9:35 · MEM 106-92 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 8:16 · MEM 34-38 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 6:46 · MEM 110-106 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lonnie Walker IV bad pass
Q4 3:53 · MEM 112-106 LAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 86 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 41 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
