⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 51- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 22-11 off them
- Burned in transition, 13 fast break points to 27
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 5:11 · NO 44-40 HOU
- Steal
Speedy Claxton stole it from Yao Ming
Q4 2:34 · NO 82-83 HOU
- Go-ahead
David West hit a dunk, Speedy Claxton with the assist
Q4 2:31 · NO 84-83 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 9:11 · NO 8-14 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 3:35 · NO 62-68 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 1:36 · NO 84-91 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming lost ball
Q4 2:34 · NO 82-83 HOU
- Turnover
Keith Bogans bad pass
Q4 2:10 · NO 84-83 HOU
- Turnover
Keith Bogans bad pass
Q4 0:02 · NO 89-93 HOU
📊The numbers
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 20 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
