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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Grizzlies | 29 | 27 | 32 | 35 | 123 |
 Cavaliers | 33 | 29 | 31 | 36 | 129 |
MEMTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM | 42-9245.7% | 15-3938.5% | 24-3177.4% | 37 | 28 | 13 |
| CLE | 46-9946.5% | 13-4727.7% | 24-3568.6% | 57 | 25 | 14 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Cleveland Cavaliers129| 36 | 25 | 10-20 | 1-8 | 4-6 | 0 | +9 | +7.5 | |||||||
| 35 | 33 | 11-23 | 4-8 | 7-11 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +4.7 | ||||||
| 31 | 13 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0 | +7 | −0.8 | |||||||
| 31 | 11 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 0 | +11 | +1.3 | |||||||
| 19 | 6 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −1 | −1.1 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 12 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −2.5 | ||||||
| 23 | 26 | 9-16 | 3-7 | 5-6 | 0 | +4 | +10.1 | |||||||
| 18 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −5.9 | |||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5.6 | |||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1.6 | ||
| Team | 129 | 46-9946.5% | 13-4727.7% | 57 | 25 | 14 | 25 | 24-3568.6% | 22 | 5 | 5 | |||
Bench 41 points on 14 for 35 shooting
Did not play: Javonte Green, Nae'Qwan Tomlin, Jaylon Tyson and Tristan Thompson (coach’s decision).
Memphis Grizzlies123| 35 | 7 | 2-13 | 0-7 | 3-3 | −2 | −5.2 | ||||||||
| 34 | 21 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 7-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +4.1 | |||||
| 25 | 22 | 9-18 | 1-5 | 3-6 | 0 | +7 | +2.7 | |||||||
| 25 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-4 | −11 | +0.1 | |||||||
| 22 | 14 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −2.5 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 15 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | +3.0 | ||||||
| 26 | 19 | 6-8 | 3-5 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +6.3 | ||||
| 20 | 10 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 0 | +7 | −1.0 | |||||||
| 16 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −0.6 | ||||||
| 5 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.6 | |||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.3 | |||
| Team | 123 | 42-9245.7% | 15-3938.5% | 37 | 28 | 13 | 26 | 24-3177.4% | 12 | 8 | 5 | |||
Bench 53 points on 18 for 33 shooting
Did not play: Jay Huff, Marvin Bagley III, Lamar Stevens and John Konchar (coach’s decision).
Cavaliers129Grizzlies123ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Ty Jerome scored 26 points (15 in the fourth quarter), and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 129-123 for their seventh straight win.
Evan Mobley’s dunk put the Cavaliers ahead for good with 9:04 left in the third quarter.
The Grizzlies got within 124-121 on Jaren Jackson Jr.’s three-point play with 42 seconds to play, but Donovan Mitchell answered with a free throw, and the Grizzlies got no closer.
During clutch time, the Cavaliers outscored the Grizzlies 8-2. Max Strus scored 5 of the Cavaliers’ 8 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Jerome had 2 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Cavaliers scored 3 points off them.
Mitchell had 33 points and 6 assists, and Mobley added 25 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 blocks. Jerome scored 15 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter. The Cavaliers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Grizzlies, Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 22 points, and Desmond Bane went 0 for 7 from 3. Ja Morant had 21 points (11 in the fourth quarter) and 10 assists. Luke Kennard scored 19 points on 6 for 8 shooting off the bench.
The Grizzlies gave up 22 offensive rebounds, about 10 more than usual for the shots the Cavaliers missed.
Cleveland CavaliersMemphis GrizzliesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
105 points from the field on 99 shots: 1.3 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-22 | 77.3% | 66% |
| In the paint | 7-17 | 41.2% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 9-13 | 69.2% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-13 | 15.4% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-34 | 32.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Bane | 17 | 5 | 2-5 | −2 |
| Jaylen Wells | 17 | 13 | 4-5 | +6 |
| Vince Williams Jr. | 10 | 1 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Ja Morant | 10 | 7 | 2-6 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 7 | 3-6 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Bane | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Luke Kennard | 9 | 10 | 3-5 | +7 |
| Ja Morant | 5 | 1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Vince Williams Jr. | 5 | 6 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 9 | 3-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 44 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 20 | 6 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Santi Aldama | 16 | 3 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Zach Edey | 14 | 7 | 3-9 | +2 |
| Desmond Bane | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 7 | 3-5 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
CLE win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Merrill 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mobley 6 AST)
Q4 9:14
14.4%
77→92
Jerome 31' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Strus 2 AST)
Q4 7:56
14.1%
79→93
Aldama 24' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Kennard 2 AST)
Q4 8:57
13.6%
92→78
Jackson Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Morant 10 AST)
Q4 5:03
13.2%
95→82
Wells 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Jackson Jr. 3 AST)
Q3 10:26
13.2%
62→49
