⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 29- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:07 · HOU 8-2 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 4:20 · HOU 20-9 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q2 3:15 · HOU 43-29 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Barrett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:06 · HOU 83-76 NO
- Missed FT
Bob Sura missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:25 · HOU 86-79 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 7:20 · HOU 31-29 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dan Dickau missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:27 · HOU 86-79 NO
📊The numbers
| HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
