⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 28- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 32
- A 14-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 36 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 6:19 · UTAH 26-14 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 7:21 · UTAH 59-45 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 2:28 · UTAH 63-64 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 7:14 · UTAH 75-88 MEM
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 36
Q4 10:02 · UTAH 89-125 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 17 | Threes made | 20 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Assists | 38 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
