⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of eighteen from three- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 8
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 22
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:07 · HOU 28-28 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 4:13 · HOU 57-56 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 1:10 · HOU 66-58 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming turnover
Q4 3:44 · HOU 78-74 NO
- Turnover
Yao Ming lost ball
Q4 1:57 · HOU 78-76 NO
- Turnover
Yao Ming lost ball
Q4 1:38 · HOU 78-78 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- Ties it
Jannero Pargo hit a layup
Q4 1:54 · HOU 78-78 NO
- Lead
Rasual Butler hit a driving dunk, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 1:35 · HOU 78-80 NO
- Winner
Chris Paul hit a driving layup
Q4 0:29 · HOU 82-83 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
