⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 50
- A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17
Q1 5:44 · MEM 33-16 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 32
Q3 1:15 · MEM 99-67 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 34
Q4 2:38 · MEM 125-91 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Jaren Jackson Jr. flopping technical foul
Q1 7:17 · MEM 15-10 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 10:15 · MEM 42-39 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 24 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
