⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher 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, 17 points worse 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, 66 points inside to 44- Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to eight
- Could not get to the line, eight free throws to their 32
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 dragged them back level
Q3 10:58 · MEM 76-76 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 7:30 · MEM 90-83 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 7:26 · MEM 128-112 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 2:36 · MEM 60-65 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 0:43 · MEM 62-73 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 19 | Threes made | 14 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 38 | Assists | 30 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
