⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 23 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 27-12 off them
- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 34
- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 38
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q3 8:19 · MEM 67-52 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses technical free throw
Q3 11:33 · MEM 47-48 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
