⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 34
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their ten
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 10:19 · TOR 10-7 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 3:29 · TOR 31-22 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 2:18 · TOR 59-50 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 9:03 · TOR 39-37 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 11:12 · TOR 61-64 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 6:58 · TOR 69-78 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 24 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
