⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, seven turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 19-6 off them- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the fourth 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
- Steal
Emeka Okafor stole it from Carl Landry
Q4 2:18 · NO 86-93 HOU
- Winner
David West hit a 17-foot jumper, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 0:47 · NO 94-93 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q4 2:06 · NO 98-93 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Brown traveling
Q4 2:35 · NO 86-93 HOU
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · NO 98-95 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 1:12 · NO 24-30 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carl Landry lost ball
Q4 2:18 · NO 86-93 HOU
- Turnover
Carl Landry offensive foul (James Posey draws the foul)
Q4 0:43 · NO 94-93 HOU
- Turnover
Carl Landry turnover
Q4 0:43 · NO 94-93 HOU
📊The numbers
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
