⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 34- A 15-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 29 in the second quarter
A 21-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 8 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:45 · MEM 8-0 ORL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 29
Q2 2:32 · MEM 72-43 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q4 7:37 · MEM 112-89 ORL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Scotty Pippen Jr. flagrant foul type 1
Q3 2:57 · MEM 83-73 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 8
Q3 6:51 · MEM 83-75 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q4 1:53 · MEM 120-105 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Cole Anthony technical foul
Q4 10:28 · MEM 94-82 ORL
📊The numbers
| MEM | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 17 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 38 | Assists | 21 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
