⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third 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
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 64 rebounds to 38
- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 7
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 17-8 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 10:11 · MEM 51-41 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo bad pass
Q4 4:05 · MEM 74-69 NO
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:00 · MEM 79-73 NO
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · MEM 80-77 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 0:38 · MEM 64-61 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 30% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 78 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
