⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 35 from three- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 41
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen
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
- Go-ahead
Jaren Jackson Jr. hit a driving layup, Vince Williams Jr. with the assist
Q4 2:12 · MEM 93-92 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaren Jackson Jr. bad pass
Q4 1:37 · MEM 93-92 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- Steal
Kawhi Leonard stole it from Jaren Jackson Jr.
Q4 1:37 · MEM 93-92 LAC
- Winner
Kawhi Leonard hit a dunk
Q4 1:35 · MEM 93-94 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George offensive foul
Q4 4:18 · MEM 89-87 LAC
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard offensive foul
Q4 2:30 · MEM 91-92 LAC
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard turnover
Q4 2:30 · MEM 91-92 LAC
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
