⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
-7Q125-28
+6Q233-24
-2Q316-16
-4Q426-27
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their eighteen- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 22-12 off them
Key battles
11Blocks1
9Turnovers18
22Points off turnovers12
12Steals6
📊The numbers
| NO | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 1 |
