The 2021 West 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs featured Memphis Grizzlies vs. Utah Jazz head-to-head, and both teams battled 5 times. Out of the 5 game series of the 1st Round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs, Utah Jazz outdueled Memphis Grizzlies , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Memphis Grizzlies ’s 1 playoff games victories.
As we examine the head-to-head stats between both teams, we can see that Memphis Grizzlies had an offensive rating of 111.9, defensive rating of 118.8, 20.0 free-throw attempts, and 35.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.286 percent clip as a team. Utah Jazz had an offensive rating of 118.8, defensive rating of 111.9, 28.0 free-throw attempts, 34.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.5 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Memphis Grizzlies finished the game with a record of 101 , and Utah Jazz recorded Memphis Grizzlies possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Memphis Grizzlies vs Utah Jazz’s based on the advanced stats,Utah Jazz had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.559 percent, Memphis Grizzlies had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 8.9 vs 10.9.
The most impactful players on each team in the Memphis Grizzlies vs. Utah Jazz matchup of the 2021 West 1st Round NBA Playoffs were Jonas Valanciunas and Donovan Mitchell based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Jonas Valanciunas for the Memphis Grizzlies in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs, put up 10.0 and made 6.0 , 3.0 offensive rebounds 9.0 defensive rebounds, 1.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.108. While Donovan Mitchell put up 22.0 and made 8.0, 1.0 offensive rebounds, 1.0 defensive rebounds, 8.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.12.