⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAL 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 Lakers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 64
A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6 in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6
Q2 7:01 · MEM 51-57 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 0:09 · MEM 66-72 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 10:22 · MEM 77-76 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jaren Jackson Jr. flopping technical foul
Q3 0:18 · MEM 97-101 LAL
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:07 · MEM 117-122 LAL
- Turnover
Santi Aldama lost ball turnover
Q4 0:06 · MEM 127-134 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q2 11:01 · MEM 30-50 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 4:58 · MEM 51-66 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 8:29 · MEM 77-84 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Austin Reaves bad pass
Q4 2:18 · MEM 118-124 LAL
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · MEM 127-134 LAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 14 | Threes made | 19 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 33 | Assists | 30 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
