⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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, 22 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 30 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 12
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 35
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 26
Q3 11:21 · MEM 75-49 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 31
Q3 4:21 · MEM 103-72 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Ja Morant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:36 · MEM 122-80 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
CJ McCollum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:56 · MEM 97-72 NO
📊The numbers
| MEM | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 18 | Threes made | 6 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 41 | Assists | 23 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
