⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 28 from three
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 9:18 · MEM 13-4 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Miller misses technical free throw
Q2 1:47 · MEM 39-41 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 0:01 · MEM 65-74 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
