⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, ten of twenty from three
- Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their nineteen
- A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Steal
Quinton Ross stole it from Chris Paul
Q4 0:27 · MEM 81-86 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo lost ball
Q4 1:19 · MEM 81-86 NO
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo turnover
Q4 0:22 · MEM 81-86 NO
- Turnover
Rudy Gay bad pass
Q4 0:11 · MEM 84-90 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up
Q1 5:41 · MEM 11-26 NO
- Winner
Peja Stojakovic hit a 23-foot three jumper
Q4 2:51 · MEM 81-84 NO
- Steal
James Posey stole it from O.J. Mayo
Q4 1:19 · MEM 81-86 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
David West technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:30 · MEM 8-11 NO
- Turnover
Chris Paul lost ball
Q4 0:27 · MEM 81-86 NO
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · MEM 84-90 NO
📊The numbers
| MEM | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 12 | Assists | 15 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
