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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final/OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Grizzlies | 25 | 28 | 39 | 30 | 11 | 133 |
 Pelicans | 39 | 29 | 32 | 22 | 6 | 128 |
MEMTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM | 52-9753.6% | 17-3745.9% | 12-1485.7% | 49 | 38 | 16 |
| NOP | 50-10149.5% | 19-4542.2% | 9-1090.0% | 40 | 34 | 14 |
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.
Memphis Grizzlies133| 36 | 27 | 9-23 | 5-11 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | +10 | +2.1 | ||||||
| 35 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 1-2 | +27 | +0.3 | ||||||||
| 35 | 21 | 10-15 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-1 | +39 | +5.7 | |||||||
| 34 | 12 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 0 | +24 | −3.6 | |||||||
| 32 | 25 | 9-11 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 0 | +16 | +8.0 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 14 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −21 | +4.5 | ||||
| 19 | 11 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | +5.9 | ||||||
| 18 | 11 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −34 | −2.2 | |||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −5.0 | |||||
| 14 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +1.6 | ||||
| Team | 133 | 52-9753.6% | 17-3745.9% | 49 | 38 | 16 | 18 | 12-1485.7% | 11 | 9 | 8 | |||
Bench 43 points on 17 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Jahmai Mashack, GG Jackson and Kobe Bufkin (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans128| 39 | 18 | 6-13 | 4-9 | 0 | 2-2 | −11 | +5.8 | |||||||
| 38 | 12 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −4.9 | ||||||
| 32 | 17 | 7-15 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | −9 | −5.3 | |||||||
| 26 | 10 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −28 | −3.2 | ||||
| 23 | 10 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | −24 | +4.6 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +19 | −0.7 | |||||||
| 27 | 24 | 9-15 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0 | +23 | +7.0 | |||||||
| 21 | 11 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 0 | +4 | −0.5 | |||||||
| 15 | 14 | 5-9 | 4-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | +4.1 | ||||||
| 14 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +0.1 | ||||||
| Team | 128 | 50-10149.5% | 19-4542.2% | 40 | 34 | 14 | 18 | 9-1090.0% | 10 | 10 | 9 | |||
Bench 61 points on 23 for 42 shooting
Did not play: Kevon Looney and DeAndre Jordan (coach’s decision).
Grizzlies133Pelicans128ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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.
Jaylen Wells scored 25 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), and the Memphis Grizzlies rallied from 17 points down in the second quarter to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 133-128 in overtime.
The Grizzlies trailed 45-28 with 10:03 left in the second quarter and 68-53 at halftime. They outscored the Pelicans 105-83 the rest of the way.
The Pelicans had the ball down 3 with 8.5 seconds left, but Vince Williams Jr. stole the ball from Jose Alvarado, lifting the Grizzlies’ chance to win from 95% to 98%. A 3-pointer would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Grizzlies outscored the Pelicans 22-13. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 9 of the Grizzlies’ 22 on 3 for 8 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In overtime, Williams had 2 steals in 31 seconds, the first leading to his own free throws and the second to Jackson’s free throws. With 1:10 left, Trey Murphy III stole the ball from Williams, and Zion Williamson’s cutting layup off it put the Pelicans ahead 120-119.
Jackson had 27 points and 3 steals. Zach Edey added 21 points (20 in the paint) and 15 rebounds on 10 for 15 shooting, and Williams had 5 points and a career-high 17 assists. The Grizzlies had 3 20-point scorers and 7 players in double-digit scoring. Williams assisted on 6 of Jackson’s 9 baskets, 3 of them in the fourth quarter or overtime.
For the Pelicans, Alvarado scored 24 points on 9 for 15 shooting off the bench, and Saddiq Bey added 18 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals. The Pelicans had 8 players in double-digit scoring.
The Grizzlies shot 53.6% from the field and 45.9% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 49.5% and 42.2%. The Pelicans got 10 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Grizzlies’ starters outscored the Pelicans 53-27 in 18 minutes together.
Memphis GrizzliesNew Orleans PelicansPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
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. The Grizzlies’ chance bottomed out at 9.8% (4th quarter, 5:30 left).
121 points from the field on 97 shots: 11.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 24-36 | 66.7% | 67% |
| In the paint | 9-19 | 47.4% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 2-5 | 40.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 9-15 | 60.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-22 | 36.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 39 | 9 | 3-7 | −3 |
| Yves Missi | 6 | 2 | 1-8 | 0 |
| Saddiq Bey | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Jose Alvarado | 4 | 2 | 0-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 14 | 5-5 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Alvarado | 15 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Trey Murphy III | 15 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 11 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Saddiq Bey | 7 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 6 | 2-4 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yves Missi | 24 | 0 | 0-1 | −5 |
| Derik Queen | 17 | 8 | 4-6 | +4 |
| Trey Murphy III | 7 | 3 | 1-3 | +2 |
| Zion Williamson | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 10 | 5-5 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 15 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.
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = MEM leads
NOP Largest Lead
17
Q2 10:03
MEM Largest Lead
9
Q1 7:23
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NOP 13-0 run
Q1 4:23 – Q1 2:08
-6 → +7
NOP 10-0 run
Q1 1:02 – Q2 11:47
+6 → +16
MEM 9-0 run
Q2 9:35 – Q2 7:35
+17 → +8
NOP 10-0 run
Q2 2:29 – Q2 0:57
+5 → +15
