⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 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 44 from three- Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their eight
- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 36
- A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 8:11 · MEM 16-8 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q3 2:18 · MEM 71-85 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 2:53 · MEM 23-28 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 0:02 · MEM 26-36 NO
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16
Q2 6:17 · MEM 39-55 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses technical free throw
Q3 11:04 · MEM 48-63 NO
📊The numbers
| MEM | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
