⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 26- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 38
- Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 46
- A 14-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 31 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:43 · MEM 0-11 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 8:05 · MEM 32-42 TOR
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 31
Q3 8:01 · MEM 54-85 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 14 | Assists | 31 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
