After three quarters, CJ McCollum was sitting on a line of 32 points, six rebounds, 11 assists and five threes.
Good, right? Yet the Pelicans trailed the Grizzlies by a ludicrous 112-84 margin.
New Orleans ultimately went on to fall 132-111 to Memphis.
In hindsight, this game was over shortly after it had started. Missing Brandon Ingram, who was out with right hamstring soreness, hurt, but similar to their previous matchup, Memphis came out and dominated every facet of the game, taking a 77-58 lead into halftime.
The statistics showed clear evidence of the disparity through the first 24 minutes of action.