⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 22-10 off them
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 0:59 · NO 66-59 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 3:00 · NO 88-67 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · NO 39-44 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:11 · NO 2-10 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 8:00 · NO 50-55 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Rafer Alston technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:13 · NO 78-65 HOU
📊The numbers
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 71 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
