⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better 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, 34 free throws to their 23
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David Wesley misses technical free throw
Q4 5:26 · HOU 72-70 NO
- Turnover
Lonny Baxter offensive foul (Desmond Mason draws the foul)
Q4 4:20 · HOU 74-73 NO
- Turnover
Lonny Baxter turnover
Q4 4:20 · HOU 74-73 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 0:56 · HOU 36-37 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 4:35 · HOU 74-80 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Desmond Mason misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:23 · HOU 76-83 NO
- Missed FT
Desmond Mason misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:23 · HOU 76-83 NO
- Missed FT
Speedy Claxton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:53 · HOU 78-83 NO
📊The numbers
| HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 1 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
