⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 35 from three- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 9
- A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 29-15 off them
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 3:25 · MEM 29-28 SAC
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up
Q3 5:49 · MEM 86-78 SAC
- Steal
Jaren Jackson Jr. stole it from DeMar DeRozan
Q4 0:33 · MEM 113-110 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jake LaRavia bad pass
Q4 2:19 · MEM 110-105 SAC
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:18 · MEM 112-108 SAC
- Turnover
Jaren Jackson Jr. palming turnover
Q4 0:14 · MEM 113-110 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 7:41 · MEM 40-51 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 1:40 · MEM 86-86 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 11:35 · MEM 89-94 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan bad pass
Q4 0:33 · MEM 113-110 SAC
📊The numbers
| MEM | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
