⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 7:31 · MEM 20-8 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pau Gasol Lost Ball. Stolen by Lee Nailon.
Q4 2:28 · MEM 76-73 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 8:29 · MEM 33-37 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:08 · MEM 74-73 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 2:49 · MEM 76-73 NO
- Turnover
Dan Dickau Bad Pass
Q4 1:42 · MEM 78-75 NO
- Turnover
Dan Dickau Lost Ball. Stolen by Jason Williams.
Q4 0:11 · MEM 84-76 NO
📊The numbers
| MEM | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
