Memphis Grizzlies (2-0) beat Golden State Warriors (0-2) 111-108 on the road on Friday, October 23. The Warriors led after three quarters, but the Grizzlies took control in the fourth.
How it unfolded
The Warriors held a 6-point lead after three quarters. The Grizzlies won the fourth 27-18 to take it.
What decided it
The Grizzlies shot 55.2% on an effective basis to 49.4% for the Warriors and the Grizzlies recovered 43.9% of their own misses against 38.3% for the Warriors. Shot quality is the biggest of the four factors, and it was the clearest gap.
The Warriors did win one battle, the free-throw line: FT rate of 31.3 against 18.6. The Grizzlies made up for it elsewhere.
The game played at about 100 possessions per team. The Grizzlies scored 111.3 points per 100 possessions and the Warriors scored 108.3, a difference of 3.
Who made the difference
Cameron Boozer (MEM) posted the best line of the night by Game Score (22.8): 25 pts, 13 reb, 6 ast on 6-13 shooting. The team was +12 in the minutes Cameron played.
For the Warriors, Stephen Curry was the best of the rest at 18: 24 pts, 3 reb, 4 ast on 5-15 shooting.
Yaxel Lendeborg (18 pts, 13 reb, 6 ast) and Cameron Boozer (25 pts, 13 reb, 6 ast) each recorded a double-double.
Game Score is a single number that weighs points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers. It is not an official stat, just a quick way to rank lines.
What it means
By our Win Meter this was an upset: The Grizzlies entered with about a 24% chance.
Across the last 8 meetings in our records, Golden State Warriors lead 7-1.
The Grizzlies are now 2-0, and the Warriors are 0-2. The Grizzlies last five before this game: L-L-L-L-W.
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