LA Clippers – Memphis Grizzlies · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 27 November 2019

LAC121–119MEM

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Highly recommended

It was more exciting than 88% of NBA games since 2017

· The win probability swung between the two teams 18 times

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↑ MEM winsLAC wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when MEM leads and falls when LAC does.

This is how the game was decided.

Montrezl Harrell decided it, the LA Clippers player with the most points (24, with 10 rebounds and 1 assists; +8 with him on the floor). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Memphis Grizzlies 119-121 LA Clippers (November 27, 2019) was hit by Montrezl Harrell: a putback with 2.3 s left in the fourth quarter, putting the LA Clippers up 121-119. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Memphis Grizzlies 119-121 LA Clippers (November 27, 2019) was a 10-0 run by the Memphis Grizzlies in the fourth quarter (from 11:38 to 10:05), from 88-92 to 98-92. The LA Clippers' best was a 8-0 run in the second quarter (from 1:26 to 6.2 s), from 56-57 to 64-57.

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Play: Montrezl Harrell makes tip shot.

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Montrezl Harrell decided this game: his points put his team ahead with 2.3 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and the opponent never led again.

It is the only game he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Harrell decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

27 November 2019 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401160902:727; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · LAC

Beverley · George · Zubac · Harkless · Harrell

Closing lineup · MEM

Crowder · Morant · Jackson · Clarke · Hill

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LAC

Patrick Beverley

34′ · +4

Paul George

29′ · +2

Rodney McGruder

23′ · -3

Ivica Zubac

16′ · -9

Maurice Harkless

12′ · -7

Lou Williams

32′ · +8

JaMychal Green

30′ · +4

Montrezl Harrell

30′ · +8

Terance Mann

14′ · -1

Jerome Robinson

14′ · -1

Patrick Patterson

7′ · +5

MEM

Jae Crowder

37′ · +4

Jonas Valanciunas

34′ · +14

Ja Morant

34′ · +2

Jaren Jackson Jr.

30′ · -15

Dillon Brooks

26′ · +8

Grayson Allen

18′ · -6

Tyus Jones

14′ · -4

Brandon Clarke

18′ · -20

Marko Guduric

9′ · -3

Solomon Hill

19′ · +10

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. LAC and MEM.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

LA Clippers

Williams, Harrell, Beverley, George, and Green played 10.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.
Zubac, Beverley, George, Harkless, and McGruder played 8.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Williams, Harrell, Robinson, Mann, and Green played 7.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.

Memphis Grizzlies

Brooks, Jackson, Morant, Valanciunas, and Crowder played 11.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Brooks, Morant, Valanciunas, Crowder, and Hill played 6.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 7 points.
Jones, Allen, Jackson, Clarke, and Crowder played 5.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 7 points.

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LA Clippers

Williams, Harrell, Robinson, Mann, and Patterson played 4.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Williams, Zubac, Beverley, Green, and McGruder played 3.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Zubac, Beverley, George, Green, and McGruder played 2.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Williams, Harrell, Beverley, George, and McGruder played 1.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Beverley, George, Patterson, Green, and McGruder played 1.6 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Williams, Zubac, Beverley, Harkless, and McGruder played 1.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Harrell, Beverley, George, Harkless, and McGruder played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Williams, Harrell, Mann, Green, and McGruder played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Harrell, Beverley, George, Green, and McGruder played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Williams, Harrell, Robinson, George, and Green played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.

Memphis Grizzlies

Jackson, Morant, Valanciunas, Crowder, and Hill played 3.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Jones, Allen, Clarke, Guduric, and Valanciunas played 3.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Brooks, Morant, Clarke, Guduric, and Valanciunas played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Jones, Allen, Valanciunas, Crowder, and Hill played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Brooks, Jackson, Morant, Clarke, and Hill played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Brooks, Jackson, Morant, Clarke, and Crowder played 2.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Allen, Jackson, Morant, Crowder, and Hill played 1.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Brooks, Morant, Guduric, Valanciunas, and Hill played 1.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Jones, Allen, Jackson, Clarke, and Guduric played 1.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Jones, Allen, Jackson, Valanciunas, and Crowder played 1.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Allen, Jackson, Morant, Clarke, and Crowder played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Jae Crowder covered 4.41 km, more than anyone in the game.

Ja Morant touched the ball 84 times, a game high.
Ja Morant made 57 passes, a game high.
Ivica Zubac defended 10 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 6.
Jonas Valanciunas had 23 rebound chances, a game high.

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LA Clippers

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Patrick Beverley	4.17	6.7	62	49
Lou Williams	3.68	6.3	82	50
JaMychal Green	3.62	6.5	44	35
Paul George	3.51	6.5	50	28
Montrezl Harrell	3.11	5.7	50	29
Rodney McGruder	3.01	7.3	31	22
Jerome Robinson	1.88	7.5	21	16
Ivica Zubac	1.85	6.6	30	24
Terance Mann	1.83	7.4	17	13
Maurice Harkless	1.45	6.9	15	11
Patrick Patterson	0.82	6.5	18	11

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Jae Crowder	4.41	6.6	56	41
Ja Morant	4.34	7.0	84	57
Jonas Valanciunas	3.80	6.2	61	38
Jaren Jackson Jr.	3.78	6.8	54	33
Dillon Brooks	3.07	6.5	45

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2019-20 regular season, not this game.

LA Clippers

Montrezl Harrell drew 0.48 charges per game over his 63 games.
He ranks 3 of 352 in the league.
Ivica Zubac defended 4.8 shots at the rim per game over his 72 games, and opponents made 15 fewer out of every 100 than usual.
He ranks 3 of 141 in the league.
Paul George deflected 3.0 passes per game over his 48 games.
He ranks 16 of 352 in the league.

Memphis Grizzlies

Jaren Jackson Jr. contested 12.6 shots per game over his 57 games.
He ranks 11 of 352 in the league.
Jonas Valančiūnas contested 11.7 shots per game over his 70 games.
He ranks 16 of 352 in the league.
Dillon Brooks deflected 2.2 passes per game over his 73 games.
He ranks 52 of 352 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Memphis Grizzlies have won 49 of their 104 games against the LA Clippers.

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Game context

Attendance

16.721

94% of capacity

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Scoring

240

combined points

16.4 above the season average (223.6)

⚖️ The last two minutes

Official NBA L2M report: every call in the endgame, reviewed by the league.

18 calls reviewed3 errors admitted by the NBA

Foul: Shooting · 00:05.2

Solomon Hill → Lou Williams

Hill (MEM) brings his hand down and makes contact to Williams' (LAC) left wrist after his gather, affecting his driving shot attempt.

Turnover: 8 Second Violation · 00:48.8

Grizzlies → Clippers

Morant (MEM) fails to establish position in the frontcourt within eight seconds.

Foul: Shooting · 01:43.4

Montrezl Harrell → Ja Morant

Harrell (LAC) makes marginal contact to the front of Morant (MEM) that does not affect his driving shot attempt.