⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 43
- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 19
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 9:02 · HOU 45-30 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady Bad Pass. Stolen by Lee Nailon.
Q4 4:45 · HOU 64-63 NO
- Turnover
Bob Sura Bad Pass. Stolen by Dan Dickau.
Q4 3:20 · HOU 65-67 NO
- Missed FT
Dikembe Mutombo missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:28 · HOU 65-71 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q3 2:43 · HOU 56-48 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q4 9:49 · HOU 60-61 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Andersen missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:13 · HOU 65-72 NO
- Turnover
Casey Jacobsen Bad Pass. Stolen by David Wesley.
Q4 0:57 · HOU 67-74 NO
📊The numbers
| HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 31% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 14 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
