⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 43
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 0:31 · MEM 30-29 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Scotty Pippen Jr. technical foul
Q4 2:14 · MEM 100-119 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 2:40 · MEM 51-64 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 32 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
