⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40
- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34
- A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24 in the fourth quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 5 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:56 · MEM 10-3 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 8:11 · MEM 21-7 POR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24
Q4 5:03 · MEM 115-91 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Santi Aldama misses free throw flagrant 1 of 3
Q1 0:36 · MEM 38-20 POR
- Technical
Zach Edey technical foul
Q3 9:50 · MEM 67-53 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 5
Q3 10:38 · MEM 67-62 POR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jerami Grant flagrant foul type 1
Q1 0:36 · MEM 38-20 POR
- Technical
Tiago Splitter technical foul
Q4 9:53 · MEM 96-84 POR
- Technical
Deni Avdija technical foul
Q4 4:04 · MEM 110-91 POR
📊The numbers
| MEM | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 18 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
