⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 21- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 11
- They shot well above their usual, seventeen of 39 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 7:07 · MEM 46-50 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 6:59 · MEM 85-77 LAL
- Lead
Jake LaRavia hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:06 · MEM 118-117 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
GG Jackson steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:19 · MEM 111-115 LAL
- Turnover
Jack White bad pass
Q4 0:07 · MEM 118-121 LAL
- Technical
Taylor Jenkins technical foul
Q4 0:05 · MEM 118-123 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 3:18 · MEM 93-94 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 11:03 · MEM 99-107 LAL
- Winner
LeBron James hit a two point shot, Taurean Prince with the assist
Q4 0:44 · MEM 118-119 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:23 · MEM 116-117 LAL
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:23 · MEM 116-117 LAL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q4 0:05 · MEM 118-123 LAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 17 | Threes made | 13 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
