⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, fifteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 28-13 off them- Owned the paint, 40 points inside to 22
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 0:17 · NO 39-37 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 5:05 · NO 11-16 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 9:19 · NO 21-30 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
