⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+13Q130-17
-6Q221-27
+1Q324-25
+8Q424-14
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 27-9 off them
Key battles
27Points off turnovers9
8Turnovers16
10Steals5
8Threes made5
📊The numbers
| HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 9 |
