⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 44
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 7:34 · MEM 23-10 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q1 5:03 · MEM 34-14 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q2 11:14 · MEM 49-24 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Zach Edey technical foul
Q4 8:43 · MEM 103-88 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q2 2:20 · MEM 66-49 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q3 11:26 · MEM 68-58 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Klay Thompson misses technical free throw
Q4 8:43 · MEM 103-88 DAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 25 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
