⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 10 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
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42- A 15-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 19 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 21
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 0:00 · DAL 49-59 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q3 5:55 · DAL 65-72 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 19
Q2 5:32 · DAL 34-53 MEM
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q4 10:27 · DAL 75-93 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 12 |
