⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their nine- They went cold, nine of 35 from three
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 25
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 8:16 · NO 74-71 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Naji Marshall technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · NO 59-61 MEM
- Technical
CJ McCollum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:19 · NO 82-80 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 8:39 · NO 13-20 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Dillon Brooks technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:09 · NO 58-60 MEM
📊The numbers
| NO | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 18 | Threes made | 9 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 31 | Assists | 16 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
