⏱️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
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 36-15 off them- Ran them off the floor, 32 fast break points to 9
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 33
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 23
Q4 4:55 · DAL 96-119 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 34
Q3 6:11 · DAL 59-93 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 33
Q4 8:11 · DAL 82-115 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 29 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 32 |
| 36 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
