⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 63 rebounds to 40
- Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 17
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q1 6:01 · MEM 33-14 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q4 11:28 · MEM 129-103 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 32
Q4 8:11 · MEM 142-110 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 0:12 · MEM 43-38 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 7:13 · MEM 57-56 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Darko Rajakovic technical foul
Q4 10:29 · MEM 127-103 TOR
- Technical
Darko Rajakovic technical foul
Q4 10:29 · MEM 127-103 TOR
📊The numbers
| MEM | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 18 | Threes made | 14 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 24 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 36 | Assists | 39 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
