⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 32 in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q1 4:37 · MEM 38-19 ORL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 32
Q2 11:24 · MEM 55-23 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q3 11:39 · MEM 80-56 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 25
Q2 6:04 · MEM 63-38 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 18
Q2 2:54 · MEM 67-49 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamahl Mosley technical foul
Q2 0:33 · MEM 71-51 ORL
📊The numbers
| MEM | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Assists | 30 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
