⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, eighteen of 60 from three- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 40
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 10:51 · BOS 64-70 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 11:29 · BOS 97-94 MEM
- Steal
Kristaps Porzingis stole it from Jaren Jackson Jr.
Q4 0:17 · BOS 121-125 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum bad pass
Q4 3:07 · BOS 115-117 MEM
- Missed FT
Payton Pritchard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:48 · BOS 118-125 MEM
- Turnover
Kristaps Porzingis turnover
Q4 0:14 · BOS 121-125 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 7:26 · BOS 8-18 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 1:35 · BOS 54-68 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 9:13 · BOS 103-109 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:57 · BOS 118-124 MEM
- Turnover
Ja Morant bad pass
Q4 0:25 · BOS 119-125 MEM
- Turnover
Jaren Jackson Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 0:17 · BOS 121-125 MEM
📊The numbers
| BOS | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 18 | Threes made | 15 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
