⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 22- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 27-11 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 10:10 · MEM 78-66 NO
- Go-ahead
Jaren Jackson Jr. hit a driving layup, Cam Spencer with the assist
Q4 1:35 · MEM 123-122 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaylen Wells bad pass turnover
Q4 2:50 · MEM 117-118 NO
- Turnover
Jaren Jackson Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 2:34 · MEM 117-120 NO
- Turnover
Cam Spencer bad pass turnover
Q4 1:49 · MEM 121-122 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 0:00 · MEM 101-99 NO
- Winner
Zion Williamson hit a driving layup
Q4 1:25 · MEM 123-124 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 1:25 · MEM 123-131 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 18 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 34 | Assists | 29 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 14 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
