⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 37
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 6:07 · NO 15-14 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 3:10 · NO 42-37 MEM
- Lead
Chris Paul hit a layup
Q4 0:06 · NO 90-88 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Desmond Mason turnover
Q4 2:25 · NO 84-86 MEM
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler offensive foul (Mike Miller draws the foul)
Q4 0:58 · NO 88-88 MEM
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler turnover
Q4 0:58 · NO 88-88 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 2:26 · NO 15-22 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 3:02 · NO 63-70 MEM
- Lead
Mike Miller hit a 25-foot three jumper, Brian Cardinal with the assist
OT 3:45 · NO 90-93 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chucky Atkins bad pass
OT 0:08 · NO 98-97 MEM
📊The numbers
| NO | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
