⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 23- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 27-12 off them
- They shot well above their usual, twelve of 26 from three
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 50
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 5:34 · GS 22-16 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 2:52 · GS 31-18 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 7:51 · GS 55-35 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Quinten Post bad pass
Q4 5:00 · GS 109-105 MEM
- Turnover
Brandin Podziemski lost ball turnover
Q4 3:28 · GS 111-108 MEM
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler III bad pass
Q4 0:40 · GS 117-113 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q2 6:40 · GS 55-44 MEM
- Steal
Scotty Pippen Jr. stole it from Jimmy Butler III
Q4 0:40 · GS 117-113 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach Edey misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:29 · GS 111-109 MEM
- Turnover
Ja Morant bad pass
Q4 2:05 · GS 111-109 MEM
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 0:05 · GS 119-116 MEM
📊The numbers
| GS | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
