⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Posey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · NO 87-79 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Yao Ming misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:43 · NO 75-72 HOU
📊The numbers
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
