⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seven of fourteen from three
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Pelicans
Good plays
- Lead
Jamaal Magloire made Layup.
OT 4:37 · NO 114-112 MEM
- Ties it
Jamal Mashburn made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.
OT 3:13 · NO 117-117 MEM
- Lead
David Wesley made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
OT 1:44 · NO 119-117 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Mashburn Bad Pass. Stolen by Lorenzen Wright.
Q4 1:31 · NO 110-104 MEM
- Turnover
Jamal Mashburn Lost Ball
Q4 0:35 · NO 110-109 MEM
- Turnover
P.J. Brown Bad Pass. Stolen by Wesley Person.
OT 3:36 · NO 114-114 MEM

Grizzlies
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up
Q2 10:04 · NO 37-44 MEM
- Ties it
Wesley Person made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lorenzen Wright.
Q4 0:16 · NO 112-112 MEM
- Lead
Jason Williams made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
OT 3:31 · NO 114-117 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lorenzen Wright missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:05 · NO 104-98 MEM
- Turnover
Jason Williams Bad Pass
Q4 0:27 · NO 110-109 MEM
- Turnover
Jason Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Jamaal Magloire.
OT 2:21 · NO 117-117 MEM
📊The numbers
| NO | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 34 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |








