⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
Q3 0:29 · NO 79-73 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 1:40 · NO 106-94 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:10 · NO 93-91 HOU
📊The numbers
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 14 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
