⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better 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, 29 free throws to their eighteen- Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 42
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 4 down to 4 up
Q1 1:58 · NO 31-27 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 9:26 · NO 68-60 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 1:46 · NO 86-73 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses technical free throw
Q4 6:32 · NO 96-85 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 3:28 · NO 22-27 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Joakim Noah technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:32 · NO 96-85 MEM
📊The numbers
| NO | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
