⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first 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
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fourteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 6:20 · NO 15-10 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 2:57 · NO 74-57 HOU
- Steal
Darren Collison stole it from Aaron Brooks
Q4 0:13 · NO 100-92 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:03 · NO 89-84 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 1:23 · NO 47-39 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Aaron Brooks misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:53 · NO 94-89 HOU
- Missed FT
Aaron Brooks misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:53 · NO 94-89 HOU
- Turnover
Aaron Brooks lost ball
Q4 0:13 · NO 100-92 HOU
📊The numbers
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
