⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAL 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 Lakers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 25 in the third quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12 in the fourth quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q3 3:48 · MEM 87-74 LAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 25
Q3 1:03 · MEM 101-76 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 2:32 · MEM 116-96 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 4:20 · MEM 56-47 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q2 0:47 · MEM 61-60 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12
Q4 8:29 · MEM 106-94 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
