⏱️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
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 21- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 10:07 · NO 57-50 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 0:16 · NO 78-69 HOU
- Winner
David Wesley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Baron Davis.
OT 3:00 · NO 89-87 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
P.J. Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:12 · NO 80-80 HOU
- Turnover
Baron Davis Bad Pass. Stolen by Kenny Thomas.
Q4 1:02 · NO 83-82 HOU
- Missed FT
Baron Davis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 1:53 · NO 89-88 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:17 · NO 78-77 HOU
- Ties it
Yao Ming made Layup.
Q4 0:25 · NO 84-84 HOU
- Lead
Kenny Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Terence Morris.
OT 4:30 · NO 84-86 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Francis Bad Pass. Stolen by David Wesley.
Q4 2:51 · NO 80-77 HOU
- Turnover
Yao Ming Offensive Foul
OT 3:18 · NO 86-87 HOU
- Turnover
Yao Ming Foul
OT 3:18 · NO 86-87 HOU
📊The numbers
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
