⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 6:32 · PHX 21-15 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 0:54 · PHX 81-81 MEM
- Go-ahead
Mark Williams hit a 3-foot dunk, Collin Gillespie with the assist
Q4 0:51 · PHX 113-112 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Grayson Allen and Santi Aldama
Q3 7:45 · PHX 61-60 MEM
- Turnover
Mark Williams bad pass
Q4 3:27 · PHX 102-106 MEM
- Turnover
Royce O'Neale bad pass
Q4 1:57 · PHX 108-109 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Lead
Jaren Jackson Jr. hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:21 · PHX 108-109 MEM
- Steal
Ja Morant stole it from Royce O'Neale
Q4 1:57 · PHX 108-109 MEM
- Winner
Ja Morant hit a 11-foot driving floating jump shot, Santi Aldama with the assist
Q4 0:07 · PHX 113-114 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ja Morant bad pass
Q4 2:54 · PHX 104-108 MEM
- Missed FT
Jaren Jackson Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:21 · PHX 108-108 MEM
- Turnover
Jaren Jackson Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 0:57 · PHX 111-112 MEM
📊The numbers
| PHX | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 16 | Threes made | 15 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 31 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 37 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
