⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 7:28 · NO 27-29 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:15 · NO 5-11 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 10:25 · NO 58-73 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Bob Sura Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 7:13 · NO 44-46 HOU
📊The numbers
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 0 | Threes made | 3 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
