⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their eighteen- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 44
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
- Ties it
Luis Scola hit a 6-foot hook shot, Aaron Brooks with the assist
Q4 2:46 · HOU 91-91 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chase Budinger bad pass
Q4 2:17 · HOU 91-93 NO
- Turnover
Kevin Martin offensive foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)
Q4 0:31 · HOU 94-99 NO
- Turnover
Kevin Martin turnover
Q4 0:31 · HOU 94-99 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 11:14 · HOU 3-8 NO
- Winner
Chris Paul hit a 7-foot two point shot
Q4 2:33 · HOU 91-93 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q4 1:24 · HOU 94-105 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marco Belinelli misses technical free throw
Q2 2:28 · HOU 43-39 NO
- Technical
David West technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:38 · HOU 94-99 NO
📊The numbers
| HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 11 |
