⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 22- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 27-10 off them
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 9:06 · MEM 78-68 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 3:05 · MEM 96-86 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 5:33 · MEM 116-105 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Cam Spencer flagrant foul type 1
Q2 2:38 · MEM 51-51 DEN
- Turnover
Cedric Coward lost ball turnover
Q4 0:32 · MEM 121-114 DEN
- Turnover
Olivier-Maxence Prosper out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:24 · MEM 121-115 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 7:50 · MEM 107-105 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Cameron Johnson technical foul
Q3 4:44 · MEM 85-81 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 4:35 · MEM 112-105 DEN
- Missed FT
Cameron Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · MEM 121-114 DEN
📊The numbers
| MEM | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 34 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
