⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their three- Shot well above their usual, eleven of twenty from three
- A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23 in the first 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 stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q1 2:25 · NO 37-14 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 6:11 · NO 49-27 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 32
Q3 0:41 · NO 93-61 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 12
Q1 0:01 · NO 37-25 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q2 3:57 · NO 49-35 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 24
Q4 9:41 · NO 93-69 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 3 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
