⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
-4Q115-22
+3Q220-18
-4Q315-18
+8Q422-15
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 20-12 off them- Made two threes to their eight
Key battles
8Threes made2
6Blocks2
4Fast break points8
17Turnovers10
📊The numbers
| HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
