⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 38
- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 2:21 · MEM 32-22 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 8:23 · MEM 45-31 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 5:37 · MEM 53-33 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q4 3:44 · MEM 106-90 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
