⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22 in the second 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 9:57 · MEM 41-26 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q2 0:00 · MEM 65-43 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luke Kennard misses technical free throw
Q1 3:50 · MEM 13-17 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
DeAndre Jordan technical foul
Q1 3:50 · MEM 13-17 DEN
📊The numbers
| MEM | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
