⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 39- Went cold from three, thirteen of 49
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 10:15 · NO 42-31 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 0:16 · NO 86-89 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 8:51 · NO 96-91 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kelly Olynyk misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:12 · NO 97-101 MEM
- Turnover
Jose Alvarado bad pass
Q4 1:44 · NO 98-104 MEM
- Missed FT
Kelly Olynyk misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · NO 104-106 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 9:32 · NO 66-71 MEM
- Steal
Ja Morant stole it from Jose Alvarado
Q4 1:44 · NO 98-104 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:33 · NO 97-100 MEM
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:19 · NO 98-104 MEM
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · NO 104-106 MEM
📊The numbers
| NO | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 23 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
