⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 11 points behind 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 third 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
They went cold, three of 21 from three- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their eighteen
- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 54
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 took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 8:12 · MEM 13-8 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q2 1:42 · MEM 63-42 NO
- Lead
Jamaal Tinsley hit a layup, Zach Randolph with the assist
OT 4:09 · MEM 99-97 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo traveling
Q4 0:04 · MEM 97-97 NO
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 2:51 · MEM 99-102 NO
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo lost ball
OT 0:27 · MEM 102-105 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 1:31 · MEM 81-80 NO
- Ties it
Emeka Okafor hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · MEM 97-97 NO
- Winner
Peja Stojakovic hit a free throw 3 of 3
OT 3:50 · MEM 99-100 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
David West traveling
Q4 1:50 · MEM 93-91 NO
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · MEM 97-97 NO
- Turnover
Darren Collison bad pass
OT 2:40 · MEM 99-102 NO
📊The numbers
| MEM | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
