⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 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, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their nineteen- A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the third quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 6:45 · NO 43-41 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 0:07 · NO 55-44 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
David West technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:47 · NO 61-66 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 11:06 · NO 26-34 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q3 8:44 · NO 57-58 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 6:41 · NO 75-81 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
