⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, twenty of 44 from three
- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 18-7 off them
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 60
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 6:29 · MEM 22-18 UTAH
- Winner
Luke Kennard hit a 25-foot three jumper, Scotty Pippen Jr. with the assist
Q4 0:55 · MEM 117-115 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 0:55 · MEM 122-115 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:07 · MEM 114-111 UTAH
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:07 · MEM 114-111 UTAH
- Technical
Double technical foul - Ja Morant and Collin Sexton
Q4 2:07 · MEM 114-111 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:47 · MEM 83-82 UTAH
- Go-ahead
Collin Sexton hit a 5-foot two point shot, Walker Kessler with the assist
Q4 1:16 · MEM 114-115 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Collin Sexton lost ball turnover
Q4 2:27 · MEM 114-111 UTAH
- Turnover
John Collins lost ball turnover
Q4 2:10 · MEM 114-111 UTAH
📊The numbers
| MEM | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 20 | Threes made | 12 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
