⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their thirteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 7:05 · NO 14-9 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 3:11 · NO 65-55 HOU
- Lead
Lee Nailon made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
Q4 2:16 · NO 73-71 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Brown Offensive Foul. Brown's 6th Personal Foul, New Orleans's 5th Team Foul.
Q4 2:54 · NO 71-71 HOU
- Turnover
P.J. Brown Turnover
Q4 2:54 · NO 71-71 HOU
- Turnover
Lee Nailon Turnover
Q4 1:35 · NO 73-71 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 2:01 · NO 16-19 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 1:29 · NO 37-41 HOU
- Winner
Scott Padgett made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
Q4 0:28 · NO 73-76 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Scott Padgett Traveling
Q4 4:54 · NO 71-67 HOU
- Turnover
Yao Ming Turnover
Q4 1:55 · NO 73-71 HOU
📊The numbers
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
