⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their thirteen- Went cold from three, two of eleven
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 8:40 · NO 88-79 MEM
- Lead
Marcus Thornton hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:18 · NO 93-92 MEM
- Lead
Darius Songaila hit a two point shot, Darren Collison with the assist
Q4 1:46 · NO 95-93 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Songaila bad pass
Q4 3:56 · NO 88-88 MEM
- Turnover
Darius Songaila lost ball
Q4 2:28 · NO 91-92 MEM
- Turnover
James Posey bad pass
Q4 0:04 · NO 100-102 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 6:18 · NO 88-88 MEM
- Go-ahead
Marc Gasol hit a layup, Mike Conley with the assist
Q4 2:46 · NO 91-92 MEM
- Winner
Zach Randolph hit a 29-foot threeer, Rudy Gay with the assist
Q4 1:20 · NO 95-96 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:08 · NO 93-92 MEM
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · NO 100-102 MEM
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · NO 100-102 MEM
📊The numbers
| NO | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
