⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 19-10 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 0:12 · HOU 56-52 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 3:14 · HOU 69-61 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Juwan Howard Double Technical Foul. His 2nd Technical Foul.
Q3 1:00 · HOU 71-65 NO
- Turnover
Jon Barry Lost Ball. Stolen by Chris Paul.
Q4 5:00 · HOU 82-74 NO
- Turnover
Derek Anderson Bad Pass. Stolen by Bostjan Nachbar.
Q4 3:59 · HOU 82-74 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- Winner
P.J. Brown made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Chris Paul.
Q4 1:59 · HOU 82-83 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q4 3:55 · HOU 82-85 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Brown Lost Ball. Stolen by Juwan Howard.
Q4 4:50 · HOU 82-74 NO
📊The numbers
| HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
