⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 39 from three- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:58 · MEM 14-7 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 1:11 · MEM 39-24 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q2 4:15 · MEM 59-38 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ja Morant flagrant foul type 1
Q4 10:38 · MEM 105-82 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
P.J. Washington flagrant foul type 1
Q2 3:00 · MEM 56-38 DAL
- Missed FT
Moussa Cisse misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 10:38 · MEM 105-82 DAL
📊The numbers
| MEM | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
