NBA Final Intelligence
New Orleans Pelicans 101, Memphis Grizzlies 116 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 101, Memphis Grizzlies 116. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 25-31 MEM; Q2 NOP 25-22 MEM; Q3 NOP 29-30 MEM; Q4 NOP 22-33 MEM.
Top performers (box score): Ja Morant (MEM) 32 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists on 13-of-22 shooting; Zion Williamson (NOP) 20 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists on 6-of-16 shooting; Desmond Bane (MEM) 18 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-19 shooting; Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM) 17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-13 shooting; Trey Murphy III (NOP) 15 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-7 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · MEM
32 PTS, 3 REB, 8 AST · 13-22 FG
Scoring · NOP
20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 6-16 FG
Scoring · MEM
18 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 1 3PM · 7-19 FG
Season highs
Steven Adams · Season-high 21 reboundsHerbert Jones · Season-high 11 rebounds
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 25 | 25 | 29 | 22 | 101 | |
| MEM | 31 | 22 | 30 | 33 | 116 |
🧮 How They Scored
NOPMEM
44Points in the paint74
13Fast-break points26
18Second-chance points17
25Points off turnovers23
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
39.6%Effective FG%53.8%
15.1%Turnover %14.3%
27.8%Offensive rebound %29.5%
0.396Free-throw rate0.239
Box Score
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ McCollum G | 31 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4-16 | 1-7 | 1-1 | -27 |
| Zion Williamson F | 28 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 8-10 | -16 |
| Herbert Jones F | 28 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2-12 | 0-4 | 0-1 | -1 |
| Trey Murphy III F | 24 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 2-4 | 3-3 | -13 |
| Jonas Valanciunas C | 22 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 1-2 | -11 |
| Jaxson Hayes C | 21 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 2-3 | -1 |
| Naji Marshall F | 21 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | 2-6 | 6-6 | -3 |
| Jose Alvarado G | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Willy Hernangomez C | 17 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | -6 |
| Devonte' Graham G | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Dyson Daniels G | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +4 |
Memphis Grizzlies
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja Morant G | 31 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13-22 | 0-6 | 6-7 | +7 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C | 30 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 2-2 | +22 |
| Desmond Bane G | 28 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7-19 | 1-6 | 3-3 | +8 |
| David Roddy F | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Steven Adams C | 27 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-6 | -1 |
| Dillon Brooks G-F | 27 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +15 |
| John Konchar G-F | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +12 |
| Tyus Jones G | 21 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Brandon Clarke F | 19 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | +16 |
| Xavier Tillman F | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jake LaRavia F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Kennedy Chandler G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | Bench | 28 | 20 | 49.0 | 39.5 | -24.4 | 4.9 |
| Trey Murphy III | Bench | 24 | 15 | 90.1 | 13.6 | -26.4 | 14.1 |
| Jaxson Hayes | Bench | 21 | 13 | 88.8 | 14.3 | -2.0 | 15.8 |
| Naji Marshall | Bench | 21 | 12 | 47.5 | 21.0 | -4.3 | 11.7 |
| Willy Hernangomez | Bench | 17 | 11 | 47.3 | 25.0 | -19.8 | 11.1 |
| CJ McCollum | Bench | 31 | 10 | 30.4 | 26.2 | -38.6 | -4.9 |
| Jose Alvarado | Bench | 20 | 7 | 45.1 | 14.5 | +4.2 | 8.5 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | Bench | 22 | 6 | 51.0 | 10.3 | -20.0 | 5.4 |
| Herbert Jones | Bench | 28 | 4 | 16.1 | 18.4 | -1.6 | 5.1 |
| Devonte' Graham | Bench | 17 | 3 | 50.0 | 9.1 | -16.5 | 1.8 |
| Garrett Temple | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Dyson Daniels | Bench | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | +8.0 | 2.4 |
| Kira Lewis Jr. | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Memphis GrizzliesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja Morant | Bench | 31 | 32 | 63.8 | 35.0 | +11.2 | 30.0 |
| Desmond Bane | Bench | 28 | 18 | 44.3 | 30.3 | +12.3 | 9.4 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | Bench | 30 | 17 | 61.2 | 22.2 | +32.4 | 15.4 |
| Brandon Clarke | Bench | 19 | 12 | 68.5 | 20.0 | +39.0 | 11.5 |
| Steven Adams | Bench | 27 | 10 | 57.9 | 12.3 | -0.2 | 30.2 |
| Tyus Jones | Bench | 21 | 8 | 100.0 | 8.3 | +22.6 | 22.9 |
| John Konchar | Bench | 23 | 8 | 57.1 | 14.8 | +30.4 | 13.2 |
| Dillon Brooks | Bench | 27 | 7 | 43.8 | 13.0 | +26.5 | -2.0 |
| Xavier Tillman | Bench | 1 | 2 | 100.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 66.7 |
| David Roddy | Bench | 28 | 2 | 20.0 | 12.7 | -7.8 | -6.4 |
| Ziaire Williams | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jake LaRavia | Bench | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -33.3 | -18.2 |
| Kennedy Chandler | Bench | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -33.3 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2022-23 season series
NOP 1
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2 MEM
Last 10 meetings · since 2020-21
NOP 4
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6 MEM
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- NOP 111@MEM 132 Recap
- MEM 102@NOP 113 Recap
- NOP 114@MEM 141 Recap
- NOP 111@MEM 132 Recap
- MEM 121@NOP 109 Recap
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