Biggest mismatches

Team vs team

Season before this game (MEM 8 games, NOP 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

MEMNOP

Scoring

120.54th · Top 5

Points per game

NBA avg 113.4

121.63rd · Top 5

109.811th · Average

Points allowed

NBA avg 113.6

119.225th · Below avg

+10.83rd · Top 5

Point margin

NBA avg -0.2

+2.414th · Average

Efficiency

116.35th · Top 5

Offensive rating

NBA avg 110.8

112.113th · Average

106.66th · Above avg

Defensive rating

NBA avg 110.9

110.415th · Average

+9.75th · Top 5

Net rating

NBA avg -0.1

+1.716th · Average

103.311th

Pace

NBA avg 102.4

108.21st

Shooting

56.0%5th · Top 5

Effective FG%

NBA avg 53.2%

53.8%12th · Average

59.7%5th · Top 5

True shooting %

NBA avg 57.1%

59.3%6th · Above avg

15.82nd · Top 5

Threes made

NBA avg 13.1

9.029th · Bottom 5

40.1%1st · Top 5

Three-point %

NBA avg 34.6%

31.7%26th · Bottom 5

0.2525th · Below avg

Free-throw rate

NBA avg 0.29

0.363rd · Top 5

Defense

50.4%6th · Above avg

Opponent eFG%

NBA avg 53.2%

54.5%22nd · Below avg

6.429th · Bottom 5

Steals

NBA avg 8.5

12.41st · Top 5

5.610th · Above avg

Blocks

NBA avg 5.0

4.819th · Average

Possessions

15.0%18th · Average

Turnover rate

NBA avg 14.8%

15.4%22nd · Below avg

29.4%10th · Above avg

Off. rebound rate

NBA avg 27.3%

24.9%22nd · Below avg

49.21st · Top 5

Rebounds

NBA avg 44.2

44.911th · Average

27.57th · Above avg

Assists

NBA avg 26.2

25.422nd · Below avg

Recent form

Memphis Grizzlies

WWWLL

Last 5: average margin +10.4 (season +10.8). Streak L2.

New Orleans Pelicans

LWWWW

Last 5: average margin +5.8 (season +2.4). Streak W4.

Key players

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Ty JeromeG	27.4	3.6	5.3	62.6
Cameron BoozerF	16.5	9.8	5.4	52.9
Cedric CowardG	14.3	8.7	2.7	61.4
Isaiah StewartF-C	11.9	3.4	0.6	78.5

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Zion WilliamsonF	21.5	5.1	2.6	67.2
Dejounte MurrayG	18.2	6.2	5.6	57.8
Saddiq BeyF	16.4	3.9	1.9	63.7
Trey Murphy IIIF	14.9	4.6	3.4	59.7

Injury report

Memphis Grizzlies

Scotty Pippen Jr. G · back ~2026-11-06 Out

Isaiah Stewart F-C · back ~2026-11-06 Day-To-Day

New Orleans Pelicans

Yves Missi C · back ~2026-11-08 Out

Trey Murphy III F · back ~2026-11-06 Day-To-Day

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