⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, nine of 30
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 2:56 · MEM 86-86 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 10:30 · MEM 94-91 NO
- Steal
De'Anthony Melton stole it from Eric Bledsoe
Q4 0:03 · MEM 115-110 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Anthony Melton bad pass
Q4 4:19 · MEM 106-99 NO
- Turnover
Jaren Jackson Jr. bad pass
Q4 3:16 · MEM 106-102 NO
- Missed FT
Kyle Anderson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MEM 114-110 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q2 0:14 · MEM 71-69 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
James Johnson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:32 · MEM 68-57 NO
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe bad pass
Q4 3:03 · MEM 106-102 NO
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe bad pass
Q4 0:03 · MEM 115-110 NO
📊The numbers
| MEM | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 33 | Assists | 29 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 19 | Blocks | 4 |
