⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 28
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 4-point lead to 12
Q3 11:30 · MEM 59-47 POR
- Steal
Vince Williams Jr. stole it from Jabari Walker
OT 4:20 · MEM 95-95 POR
- Ties it
Luke Kennard hit a free throw 2 of 2
OT 2:48 · MEM 97-97 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vince Williams Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:58 · MEM 95-91 POR
- Turnover
Santi Aldama out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:00 · MEM 95-95 POR
- Turnover
Ziaire Williams turnover
OT 4:11 · MEM 95-95 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 7:11 · MEM 87-82 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 1:52 · MEM 95-97 POR
- Lead
Anfernee Simons hit a 14-foot pullup jump shot
OT 3:06 · MEM 95-97 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jabari Walker steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:59 · MEM 95-91 POR
- Missed FT
Toumani Camara misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 0:59 · MEM 95-91 POR
- Turnover
Jabari Walker bad pass
OT 4:20 · MEM 95-95 POR
📊The numbers
| MEM | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
