⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 27 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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 2:11 · MEM 30-33 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 9:48 · MEM 46-39 DET
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 27
Q3 8:42 · MEM 91-64 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 7:32 · MEM 12-20 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 17 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 24 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
