⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fifteen- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 48
- A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17 in the third quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 9:34 · NO 45-44 MEM
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17
Q3 1:48 · NO 93-76 MEM
- Steal
Saddiq Bey stole it from Cam Spencer
Q4 1:15 · NO 109-104 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derik Queen out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:27 · NO 109-104 MEM
- Turnover
Zion Williamson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:51 · NO 111-104 MEM
- Missed FT
Herbert Jones misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:42 · NO 112-104 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 4:56 · NO 20-28 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q4 11:28 · NO 93-87 MEM
- Steal
Jaren Jackson Jr. stole it from Zion Williamson
Q4 0:51 · NO 111-104 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cam Spencer bad pass turnover
Q4 1:15 · NO 109-104 MEM
- Turnover
Cedric Coward traveling turnover
Q4 1:04 · NO 111-104 MEM
📊The numbers
| NO | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
