⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 36 from three- Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 28
- Lost the glass, 46 rebounds to 56
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q2 11:14 · MEM 47-23 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 5:45 · MEM 107-97 HOU
- Steal
Luke Kennard stole it from Jabari Smith Jr.
Q4 0:55 · MEM 115-110 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Santi Aldama technical foul
Q3 7:17 · MEM 70-61 HOU
- Missed FT
Jordan Goodwin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:17 · MEM 115-107 HOU
- Turnover
Vince Williams Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 0:57 · MEM 115-110 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 3:00 · MEM 54-49 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 6:18 · MEM 75-74 HOU
- Steal
Jabari Smith Jr. stole it from Vince Williams Jr.
Q4 0:57 · MEM 115-110 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Jabari Smith Jr. technical foul
Q3 7:17 · MEM 70-62 HOU
- Technical
Dillon Brooks technical foul
Q3 3:25 · MEM 75-74 HOU
- Turnover
Jabari Smith Jr. bad pass
Q4 0:55 · MEM 115-110 HOU
📊The numbers
| MEM | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
