⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 6:08 · DET 22-15 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 4:37 · DET 50-39 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 4:48 · DET 104-104 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q4 9:12 · DET 94-101 MEM
- Winner
Jaren Jackson Jr. hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:59 · DET 106-107 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 9 |
