⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 27-8 off them- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 34
- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 32
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 7:15 · NO 17-10 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q2 4:31 · NO 39-37 MEM
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q4 4:33 · NO 92-79 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David West misses technical free throw
Q1 8:33 · NO 7-7 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 4:16 · NO 17-19 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 8:55 · NO 26-35 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marc Gasol lost ball
Q4 3:47 · NO 83-79 MEM
📊The numbers
| NO | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
