⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 54 rebounds to 33
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
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 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 8:43 · DAL 95-108 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses technical free throw
Q1 6:16 · DAL 16-14 MEM

Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q1 7:09 · DAL 16-20 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 8:58 · DAL 31-44 MEM
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q2 6:23 · DAL 34-56 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |








