⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
-5Q130-31
-19Q220-38
-3Q327-29
+13Q439-28
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, 21 of 48 from three
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 70
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their five
Key battles
15Offensive rebounds5
9Threes made21
70Points in the paint36
3Blocks7
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q4 3:24 · MEM 116-121 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 21 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
