⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third 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 Bulls did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 27-13 off them- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 43
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 53
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the fourth 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 3 down to 5 up
Q2 10:18 · MEM 38-33 CHI
- Go-ahead
Adama Bal hit a 23-foot three jumper, Jahmai Mashack with the assist
Q4 1:56 · MEM 116-114 CHI
- Winner
Walter Clayton Jr. hit a 25-foot three jumper, Cedric Coward with the assist
Q4 0:15 · MEM 123-120 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cedric Coward offensive foul
Q4 0:43 · MEM 120-118 CHI
- Turnover
Cedric Coward offensive foul turnover
Q4 0:43 · MEM 120-118 CHI
- Turnover
Cedric Coward bad pass turnover
Q4 0:02 · MEM 125-124 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 5:19 · MEM 49-49 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 1:52 · MEM 56-60 CHI
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q4 9:26 · MEM 105-109 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Collin Sexton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:40 · MEM 111-111 CHI
- Turnover
Matas Buzelis bad pass turnover
Q4 4:11 · MEM 113-112 CHI
- Turnover
Josh Giddey lost ball turnover
Q4 1:07 · MEM 118-116 CHI
📊The numbers
| MEM | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 26 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 11 |
