⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q2 8:33 · LAC 39-36 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q4 10:45 · LAC 79-82 MEM
- Ties it
James Harden hit a 23-foot three jumper
Q4 1:33 · LAC 98-98 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Terance Mann flopping technical foul
Q4 6:01 · LAC 84-89 MEM
- Missed FT
Norman Powell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:36 · LAC 92-93 MEM
- Turnover
Paul George traveling
Q4 2:38 · LAC 95-95 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 8:02 · LAC 7-19 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 0:16 · LAC 45-59 MEM
- Lead
Desmond Bane hit a 2-foot layup, Marcus Smart with the assist
Q4 2:22 · LAC 95-97 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Desmond Bane bad pass
Q4 3:24 · LAC 93-93 MEM
- Missed FT
Bismack Biyombo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:55 · LAC 95-97 MEM
- Missed FT
Bismack Biyombo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:15 · LAC 98-98 MEM
📊The numbers
| LAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
