⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q2 8:32 · HOU 53-38 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q4 2:03 · HOU 120-105 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming offensive foul (Marc Jackson draws the foul)
Q4 4:43 · HOU 101-96 NO
- Turnover
Yao Ming turnover
Q4 4:43 · HOU 101-96 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 3:23 · HOU 27-28 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 3:31 · HOU 105-98 NO
📊The numbers
| HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 33 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
