⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
+6Q127-20
+1Q226-24
-12Q322-30
+5Q427-23
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 28 from three- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37
Key battles
16Free throws made7
5Blocks2
4Threes made8
44%Three-point accuracy29%
📊The numbers
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
