⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their twelve- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 11:04 · MEM 33-31 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 5:13 · MEM 44-34 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Posey missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:30 · MEM 89-85 NO
- Turnover
Bonzi Wells Lost Ball. Stolen by Baron Davis.
Q4 0:46 · MEM 93-87 NO
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:40 · MEM 93-87 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:16 · MEM 14-19 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 7:43 · MEM 81-71 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 6:18 · MEM 83-79 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Baron Davis Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Williams.
Q4 2:13 · MEM 89-85 NO
- Turnover
Baron Davis Offensive Foul
Q4 0:41 · MEM 93-87 NO
- Turnover
Baron Davis Foul
Q4 0:41 · MEM 93-87 NO
📊The numbers
| MEM | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
