⏱️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 first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 45- Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 38
- Made eight threes to their fifteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 5:48 · DAL 21-15 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 1:30 · DAL 33-22 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Naji Marshall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:08 · DAL 107-108 MEM
- Turnover
Naji Marshall lost ball turnover
Q4 3:12 · DAL 108-110 MEM
- Missed FT
Brandon Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:06 · DAL 110-115 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 11:30 · DAL 55-59 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 15 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 74 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 12 |
