⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
They shot well above their usual, eleven of 25 from three- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eleven
A 23-0 run took them from 1 down to 22 up in the second quarter
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
- 23-0 run
A 23-0 run took them from 1 down to 22 up
Q2 7:06 · NO 53-31 MEM
- Ties it
Jonas Valanciunas hit a two point shot
Q4 1:07 · NO 111-111 MEM
- Ties it
Herbert Jones hit a driving layup, CJ McCollum with the assist
Q4 0:51 · NO 113-113 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cody Zeller bad pass
Q4 3:33 · NO 108-105 MEM
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:16 · NO 109-107 MEM
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram bad pass
Q4 2:02 · NO 109-107 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 2:50 · NO 16-22 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q4 9:34 · NO 96-92 MEM
- Lead
Ja Morant hit a driving layup
Q4 0:56 · NO 111-113 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ja Morant lost ball turnover
Q4 2:18 · NO 109-107 MEM
📊The numbers
| NO | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
