⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their ten
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 8:00 · NO 37-30 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q4 9:27 · NO 78-82 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dan Dickau Traveling
Q4 0:01 · NO 91-98 MEM

Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 0:04 · NO 66-79 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Lee Nailon.
Q4 0:31 · NO 87-92 MEM
- Missed FT
Earl Watson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:13 · NO 91-96 MEM
- Missed FT
Earl Watson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:13 · NO 91-96 MEM
📊The numbers
| NO | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |









