The game began with the two stars of the game scoring the first two points of the game. Marc Gasol and Devin Booker were huge for their respective teams to start. The Memphis Grizzlies were trailing the Phoenix Suns by two at the first timeout of the game — came at 5:34 into the first quarter.
The Grizzlies fell victim to horrible defensive communication, and the Suns scored seven points in one minute and 31 seconds. The Grizzlies trailed 19-10 with 5:05 remaining in the first quarter. After trailing by as much as 11, the Grizzlies trimmed it to nine.