76ers flip the game in the fourth to beat Grizzlies, 139-129

Philadelphia 76ers (35-30) beat Memphis Grizzlies (23-41) 139-129 at home on Tuesday, March 10. The Grizzlies led after three quarters, but the 76ers took control in the fourth.

The game, quarter by quarter

The teams matched each other with 32 points apiece in the first quarter, leaving it level at 32. The Grizzlies moved in front with a 39-36 second quarter, carrying a 3-point lead into halftime.

The Grizzlies won the third 33-30 to create some separation, taking a 6-point lead into the fourth. The 76ers took the fourth 41-25; the 76ers completed the comeback for a 139-129 regulation win.

What decided it

The 76ers made 44.2 free throws per 100 field-goal attempts, compared with 16.5 for the Grizzlies. The 76ers took better care of the ball, turning it over on 9.6% of possessions compared with 18.6% for the Grizzlies. The points at the line gave them room for error elsewhere.

The Grizzlies did win one battle, second chances: ORB% of 40.4% against 32.4%. The 76ers made up for it elsewhere.

At roughly 106 possessions per team, the 76ers produced 131.5 points per 100 possessions to 122 for the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies' reserves also made a difference, outscoring the opposing bench 61-22.

Who made the difference

Cameron Payne was the game's biggest individual force for PHI: 32 pts, 3 reb, 10 ast, 3 stl on 9-10 shooting. His Game Score of 39.7 led everyone. His team was +22 with him on the floor.

Ty Jerome led the Grizzlies with 26 pts, 2 reb, 8 ast on 10-20 shooting, good for a 18.2 Game Score.

Kelly Oubre Jr. (30 pts, 12 reb, 1 ast), Cameron Payne (32 pts, 3 reb, 10 ast), and Cedric Coward (13 pts, 16 reb, 3 ast) each recorded a double-double.

What it means

The result fit the pre-game Win Meter, which gave the 76ers about a 75% chance.

Across the last 3 meetings in our records, Memphis Grizzlies lead 2-1.

The 76ers are now 35-30, and the Grizzlies are 23-41. The 76ers last five before this game: L-L-W-L-L.

Written automatically by Tip Off Live software from box score data. Ratings and probabilities are our own model estimates.

Scoring by quarter

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Memphis Grizzlies	32	39	33	25	129
Philadelphia 76ers	32	36	30	41	139

Game flow

Margin after each period. Above the line the home team leads; below it the visitors lead. Tap a point to see the score.

Q4: Memphis Grizzlies 129, Philadelphia 76ers 139 · 76ers by 10

The lead changed hands 1 time between periods. Biggest gap at a period break: 10 for 76ers after Q4.

The four factors

Four numbers explain most basketball games: shooting, turnovers, rebounding and free throws. The highlighted side had the edge. Tap a row to see what it measures.

Grizzlies76ers

Pace: about 106 possessions per team. Points per 100 possessions: Grizzlies 122, 76ers 131.5.

Players of the game

Ranked by Game Score, a single number that rolls up points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers.

Cameron Payne PHI32 pts, 3 reb, 10 ast, 3 stl on 9-10 shooting

39.7

Kelly Oubre Jr. PHI30 pts, 12 reb, 1 ast on 10-24 shooting

21.2

VJ Edgecombe PHI21 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast, 3 stl on 7-15 shooting

18.9

Ty Jerome MEM26 pts, 2 reb, 8 ast on 10-20 shooting

18.2

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/−
Jahmai MashackG	27	7	1	1	0	0	0	5	2-4	0-1	3-5	-18
Javon SmallG	26	12	5	7	1	0	3	5	5-11	1-3	1-1	-11
Taylor HendricksF	25	8	5	2	0	1	0	3	3-8	1-5	1-1	+2
Ty JeromeG	25	26	2	8	0	0	4	2	10-20	4-10	2-2	+8
GG JacksonF	25	15	3	2	0	0	6	2	6-12	1-4	2-3	-26
Cedric CowardG	24	13	16	3	1	1	4	2	4-8	2-3	3-4	+2
Cam SpencerG	23	12	1	3	0	0	1	2	4-8	2-4	2-2	-18
Jaylen WellsF	22	11	3	0	0	0	0	3	4-11	3-9	0-0	+1
Rayan RupertG-F	22	14	2	0	1	0	0	5	6-9	2-3	0-0	+2
Olivier-Maxence ProsperF	21	11	6	0	2	1	2	2	4-6	1-1	2-3	+8
Brandon ClarkeF	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Walter Clayton Jr.G	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Santi AldamaF	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeG	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Zach EdeyC	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Taj GibsonF	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Ja MorantG	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Scotty Pippen Jr.G	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Team		129	44	26	5	3	20	31	48-97	17-43	16-21

Philadelphia 76ers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/−
Kelly Oubre Jr.F	38	30	12	1	2	1	3	1	10-24	1-9	9-11	-2
Quentin GrimesG	35	23	3	2	2	0	2	3	6-16	0-4	11-13	+11
VJ EdgecombeG	35	21	5	5	3	0	2	5	7-15	1-5	6-6	-7
Dominick BarlowF	34	11	6	1	0	0	1	1	4-7	0-2	3-6	+4
Cameron PayneG	30	32	3	10	3	2	0	3	9-10	8-8	6-6	+22
Dalen TerryF	22	5	2	4	0	0	0	2	2-3	1-2	0-0	+23
Adem BonaF	16	4	3	1	1	0	0	3	2-3	0-0	0-0	-8
Trendon WatfordF	15	11	4	2	0	2	2	4	4-5	0-0	3-4	-4
Jabari WalkerF	09	2	2	0	1	0	0	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	+5
Justin EdwardsF	06	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	+6
MarJon BeauchampF	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Andre DrummondC	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Kyle LowryG	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Tyrese MartinG	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Johni BroomeF	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Joel EmbiidF-C	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Paul GeorgeF	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Tyrese MaxeyG	00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Team		139	40	27	13	5	10	25	45-86	11-31	38-46

Team comparison

MEMPHI

Field goal %49.5%

52.3%

Three-point %39.5%

35.5%

Free throw %76.2%

82.6%

Rebounds44

Assists26

Steals5

Blocks3

Turnovers20

Bench points61

Recent meetings

Dec 30: PHI 139, MEM 136
Nov 20: PHI 111, MEM 117
Nov 2: MEM 124, PHI 107