⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 25
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 cut a 27-point deficit to 18
Q4 6:50 · NO 73-91 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyson Chandler double technical foul
Q1 9:11 · NO 6-4 HOU
- Technical
David West technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:55 · NO 60-84 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 6:48 · NO 29-45 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 74 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
