⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They shot well above their usual, twenty of 38 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ja Morant lost ball turnover
Q4 3:16 · MEM 110-107 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:49 · MEM 114-111 PHX
- Turnover
Desmond Bane out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:08 · MEM 120-118 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 5:10 · MEM 9-25 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 6:17 · MEM 76-76 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Grayson Allen bad pass
Q4 3:09 · MEM 110-107 PHX
- Turnover
Mason Plumlee offensive foul
Q4 1:45 · MEM 114-111 PHX
- Turnover
Mason Plumlee turnover
Q4 1:45 · MEM 114-111 PHX
📊The numbers
| MEM | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 17 | Threes made | 20 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 31 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
