⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 0- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their five
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 5:52 · NO 19-8 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 7:16 · NO 83-76 HOU
- Winner
David West hit a 20-foot jumper, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 0:01 · NO 92-90 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q2 2:20 · NO 51-53 HOU
- Ties it
Tracy McGrady hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · NO 90-90 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luther Head misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:37 · NO 83-77 HOU
- Missed FT
Stromile Swift misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:39 · NO 88-84 HOU
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · NO 90-89 HOU
📊The numbers
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
