⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, six of eleven from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 5:15 · MEM 43-31 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 2:56 · MEM 70-70 NO
- Steal
Tony Allen stole it from Carl Landry
Q4 1:39 · MEM 88-93 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Allen lost ball
Q4 1:35 · MEM 88-93 NO
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · MEM 91-93 NO
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · MEM 91-93 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q2 1:40 · MEM 45-47 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 9:10 · MEM 53-61 NO
- Steal
Carl Landry stole it from Tony Allen
Q4 1:35 · MEM 88-93 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor lost ball
Q4 4:01 · MEM 83-89 NO
- Turnover
Carl Landry bad pass
Q4 1:39 · MEM 88-93 NO
- Missed FT
Willie Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:26 · MEM 91-96 NO
📊The numbers
| MEM | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
