⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 31- A 19-0 run took them from 10 down to 9 up in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 1:26 · MEM 27-28 NO
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 10 down to 9 up
Q3 6:57 · MEM 87-78 NO
- Winner
Ja Morant hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:26 · MEM 116-115 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:26 · MEM 115-115 NO
- Turnover
Jaylen Wells bad pass
Q4 1:01 · MEM 120-118 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 6:06 · MEM 9-24 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q4 6:47 · MEM 111-113 NO
- Ties it
Zion Williamson hit a two point shot
Q4 2:41 · MEM 115-115 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Derik Queen technical foul
Q3 3:31 · MEM 87-80 NO
- Missed FT
Zion Williamson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:23 · MEM 120-118 NO
- Turnover
Zion Williamson out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:05 · MEM 126-122 NO
📊The numbers
| MEM | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 12 | Blocks | 4 |
