⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fifteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 7:52 · NO 82-81 MEM
- Lead
Marcus Thornton hit a dunk, Chris Paul with the assist
OT 4:35 · NO 94-92 MEM
- Winner
Marcus Thornton hit a layup, Emeka Okafor with the assist
OT 0:06 · NO 103-102 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · NO 91-92 MEM
- Turnover
David West bad pass
OT 4:09 · NO 94-94 MEM
- Goaltend
Marcus Thornton defensive goaltending
OT 0:29 · NO 98-102 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 6:56 · NO 8-16 MEM
- Lead
Marc Gasol hit a slam dunk, O.J. Mayo with the assist
OT 3:15 · NO 94-96 MEM
- Lead
Zach Randolph hit a 7-foot jumper, Marc Gasol with the assist
OT 2:27 · NO 96-98 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley lost ball
Q4 0:00 · NO 92-92 MEM
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
OT 4:41 · NO 92-92 MEM
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
OT 0:10 · NO 101-102 MEM
📊The numbers
| NO | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
