⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their eight- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 6:06 · PHX 21-12 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 7:25 · PHX 45-43 MEM
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q3 5:14 · PHX 94-83 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bradley Beal lost ball turnover
Q4 0:24 · PHX 114-117 MEM
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · PHX 114-119 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 3:53 · PHX 50-55 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 6:22 · PHX 82-83 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 10:14 · PHX 98-100 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Smart out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:25 · PHX 112-110 MEM
📊The numbers
| PHX | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 17 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 29 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
