⏱️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 first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better 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, 19 fast break points to 0- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 51
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 took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 5:01 · NO 19-13 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 8:51 · NO 84-77 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Linton Johnson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:42 · NO 76-72 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 9:22 · NO 28-28 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 9:14 · NO 52-56 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 2:31 · NO 94-90 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming lost ball
Q4 4:11 · NO 88-80 HOU
- Missed FT
Yao Ming misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:32 · NO 90-82 HOU
📊The numbers
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
