⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third 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, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, twelve of 23 from three
- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen
- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the fourth quarter
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 50
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 0:40 · HOU 34-23 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 3:54 · HOU 58-46 NO
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q4 9:00 · HOU 97-86 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carl Landry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:38 · HOU 98-93 NO
- Missed FT
Trevor Ariza misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · HOU 103-98 NO
- Missed FT
Carl Landry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · HOU 103-98 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 11:22 · HOU 62-62 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
