⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 44- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 36
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 2-point lead to 11
Q3 0:05 · MEM 90-79 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 8:01 · MEM 102-83 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Dillon Brooks technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:42 · MEM 63-55 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 3:27 · MEM 49-50 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Jonas Valanciunas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:52 · MEM 65-60 NO
📊The numbers
| MEM | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
