⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third 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
They went cold, seven of 29 from three- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 26-11 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 3:59 · NO 56-51 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 0:00 · NO 90-85 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jrue Holiday misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:11 · NO 100-97 MEM
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:20 · NO 101-101 MEM
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:49 · NO 103-103 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 3:40 · NO 25-29 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 10:05 · NO 35-44 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 5:06 · NO 103-105 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · NO 103-106 MEM
- Missed FT
Kyle Anderson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · NO 103-106 MEM
📊The numbers
| NO | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 30 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
