⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 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, 39 free throws to their fifteen- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 7
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram double dribble turnover
Q4 4:09 · NO 97-90 MEM
- Missed FT
Zion Williamson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:41 · NO 98-93 MEM
- Missed FT
Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:48 · NO 102-95 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 8:13 · NO 65-65 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaren Jackson Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:29 · NO 97-90 MEM
- Turnover
Jonas Valanciunas turnover
Q4 3:58 · NO 97-93 MEM
- Turnover
Jonas Valanciunas offensive foul
Q4 3:58 · NO 97-93 MEM
📊The numbers
| NO | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 10 |
