⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 42 fast break points to 19
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 7:10 · MEM 62-47 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 2:30 · MEM 74-54 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q3 9:39 · MEM 93-65 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Steven Adams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:42 · MEM 37-28 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 27
Q4 7:05 · MEM 126-99 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Herbert Jones technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:38 · MEM 90-65 NO
- Flagrant
Willy Hernangomez flagrant foul type 1
Q4 10:33 · MEM 115-86 NO
📊The numbers
| MEM | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 42 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
