⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 43 from three- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 37
- A 16-0 run took them from 8 down to 8 up in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 3:42 · MEM 47-52 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 2:24 · MEM 70-78 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 2:45 · MEM 104-111 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Smart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:08 · MEM 62-73 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 8 down to 8 up
Q2 10:19 · MEM 33-41 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 5:55 · MEM 37-52 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses technical free throw
Q3 3:08 · MEM 62-73 NO
📊The numbers
| MEM | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
