⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their six
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 in the third 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q3 10:32 · NO 49-52 MEM
- Go-ahead
Bostjan Nachbar made jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
Q4 2:43 · NO 80-79 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
J.R. Smith Bad Pass
Q4 1:39 · NO 80-84 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Winner
Earl Watson made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Mike Miller.
Q4 2:23 · NO 80-82 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 2:23 · NO 80-88 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Miller Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 1:27 · NO 35-47 MEM
📊The numbers
| NO | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
