⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first 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
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:22 · MEM 14-7 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 4:19 · MEM 22-11 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 7:01 · MEM 47-32 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyus Jones lost ball turnover
Q4 3:58 · MEM 92-84 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 9:30 · MEM 66-54 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 6:10 · MEM 69-63 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
