⏱️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 higher 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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 18
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 10:10 · MEM 62-58 NO
- Winner
Hakim Warrick hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:52 · MEM 98-97 NO
- Steal
Rudy Gay stole it from Desmond Mason
Q4 1:15 · MEM 101-97 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pau Gasol lost ball
Q4 2:21 · MEM 97-95 NO
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:37 · MEM 103-97 NO
- Missed FT
Chucky Atkins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · MEM 105-101 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 3:16 · MEM 19-25 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q2 0:44 · MEM 52-58 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 4:11 · MEM 70-77 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 3:36 · MEM 92-91 NO
- Turnover
Desmond Mason lost ball
Q4 1:15 · MEM 101-97 NO
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · MEM 103-98 NO
📊The numbers
| MEM | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 72 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 24 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
