⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 0:34 · NO 31-21 MEM
- Lead
Chris Paul hit a 9-foot running jumper
OT 4:50 · NO 109-107 MEM
- Winner
Chris Paul hit a driving layup
OT 0:01 · NO 118-116 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
David West offensive foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)
Q4 1:58 · NO 105-102 MEM
- Turnover
David West offensive foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)
Q4 1:32 · NO 105-104 MEM
- Turnover
David West turnover
Q4 1:32 · NO 105-104 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Kyle Lowry hit a driving layup
Q4 1:21 · NO 105-106 MEM
- Ties it
Rudy Gay hit a 24-foot three jumper
OT 0:23 · NO 116-116 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:46 · NO 105-106 MEM
- Turnover
Mike Miller bad pass
Q4 0:01 · NO 107-107 MEM
- Turnover
Pau Gasol turnover
OT 0:01 · NO 118-116 MEM
📊The numbers
| NO | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 72 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
