⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34- They shot well above their usual, 21 of 37 from three
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 6 down to 2 up
Q3 2:12 · MEM 99-97 PHX
- Lead
Ja Morant hit a 8-foot driving floating jump shot
OT 4:27 · MEM 139-137 PHX
- Go-ahead
Jaylen Wells hit a 22-foot three jumper, Ja Morant with the assist
OT 3:38 · MEM 142-140 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Kevin Durant hit a 25-foot three jumper, Grayson Allen with the assist
OT 3:57 · MEM 139-140 PHX
- Ties it
Bol Bol hit a 11-foot driving floating jump shot, Bradley Beal with the assist
OT 3:19 · MEM 142-142 PHX
- Lead
Mason Plumlee hit a 1-foot dunk, Kevin Durant with the assist
OT 1:49 · MEM 144-146 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bol Bol bad pass
OT 0:57 · MEM 147-148 PHX
- Turnover
Grayson Allen offensive foul
OT 0:26 · MEM 149-148 PHX
- Turnover
Grayson Allen turnover
OT 0:26 · MEM 149-148 PHX
📊The numbers
| MEM | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 20 | Threes made | 21 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 36 | Assists | 39 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
