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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Grizzlies | 18 | 26 | 37 | 23 | 104 |
 Pelicans | 34 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 111 |
MEMTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM | 37-8245.1% | 15-3542.9% | 15-1693.8% | 44 | 22 | 14 |
| NOP | 39-7850.0% | 7-2725.9% | 26-3281.3% | 41 | 23 | 10 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
New Orleans Pelicans111| 39 | 24 | 7-13 | 2-6 | 8-12 | 0 | +9 | +2.8 | |||||||
| 38 | 21 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 0 | +5 | +2.6 | |||||||
| 37 | 27 | 10-19 | 1-5 | 6-6 | +14 | +8.8 | ||||||||
| 33 | 9 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −5.1 | ||||
| 28 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | +0.5 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 12 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | +2 | −1.7 | ||||||
| 19 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 15 | 7 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −1.8 | ||
| Team | 111 | 39-7850.0% | 7-2725.9% | 41 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 26-3281.3% | 6 | 6 | 5 | |||
Bench 23 points on 8 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Mike James, DeAndre Liggins, Jameer Nelson, Cheick Diallo and Omer Asik (coach’s decision).
Memphis Grizzlies104| 35 | 12 | 3-16 | 2-9 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −8.4 | |||||
| 34 | 16 | 4-11 | 3-5 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.5 | |||||
| 30 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | −2.3 | |||||||
| 24 | 8 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −3 | +4.0 | |||||
| 22 | 10 | 5-9 | 0-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −4.6 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | 11 | 4-9 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | −11 | −2.5 | |||||||
| 27 | 31, Career high (his best before, 13) | 11-16 | 5-7, Career high (his best before, 3) | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +10.0 | |||||
| 18 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +1.1 | ||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −5.4 | |||||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team | 104 | 37-8245.1% | 15-3542.9% | 44 | 22 | 14 | 29 | 15-1693.8% | 10 | 2 | 1 | |||
Bench 48 points on 18 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Mario Chalmers, James Ennis III and Andrew Harrison (injury/illness).
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PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Jrue Holiday scored 27 points (18 in the paint), and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Memphis Grizzlies 111-104.
The Pelicans never trailed and led by as many as 21.
The Grizzlies got within 96-93 on Ben McLemore’s layup with 6:26 to play, but E'Twaun Moore answered with a corner 3-pointer, and the Grizzlies got no closer than 103-99.
During clutch time, the Pelicans outscored the Grizzlies 9-2. Holiday (No. 6 in clutch wins added, 2017-18) scored 4 of the Pelicans’ 9 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
DeMarcus Cousins had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Anthony Davis added 21 points (14 in the paint) and 12 rebounds. The Pelicans had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Grizzlies, Wayne Selden scored a career-high 31 points on 11 for 16 shooting off the bench.
The Pelicans went 26 for 32 at the line to the Grizzlies’ 15 for 16 and outscored them 54-26 in the paint. The Grizzlies forced 11 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. Dillon Brooks and McLemore fouled out.
New Orleans PelicansMemphis GrizzliesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
85 points from the field on 78 shots: 1.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 23-28 | 82.1% | 63% |
| In the paint | 4-7 | 57.1% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 5-16 | 31.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-9 | 44.4% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 3-18 | 16.7% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Brooks | 26 | 10 | 4-8 | +4 |
| Ben McLemore | 11 | 10 | 4-4 | +7 |
| Wayne Selden | 10 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Tyreke Evans | 8 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 4 | 2-6 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Gasol | 33 | 8 | 2-3 | −2 |
| Deyonta Davis | 18 | 8 | 3-5 | +3 |
| Jarell Martin | 7 | 8 | 3-5 | +6 |
| JaMychal Green | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 3 | 1-2 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarell Martin | 28 | 2 | 1-3 | −7 |
| JaMychal Green | 15 | 8 | 3-3 | +3 |
| Marc Gasol | 14 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Deyonta Davis | 6 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 11 | 4-7 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
NOP win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Cousins 26' 3PT Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Moore 2 AST)
Q4 3:41
14.4%
77→92
Moore 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Cunningham 1 AST)
Q4 5:58
13.6%
68→82
Gasol 26' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (McLemore 1 AST)
Q4 5:00
12.9%
92→79
Cousins Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Q1 0:23
11.0%
82→93
Evans 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS)
Q3 9:48
10.4%
73→62
