⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 23- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 48
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 1-point lead to 10
Q2 8:20 · MEM 55-45 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 0:33 · MEM 77-64 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:19 · MEM 115-114 HOU
- Missed FT
Jaren Jackson Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:52 · MEM 117-116 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 7:21 · MEM 111-112 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:20 · MEM 113-113 HOU
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun turnover
Q4 1:26 · MEM 120-116 HOU
- Missed FT
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:56 · MEM 122-116 HOU
📊The numbers
| MEM | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
