⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 20-10 off them
A 18-0 run took them from 2 down to 16 up in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 1:45 · NO 27-21 HOU
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 2 down to 16 up
Q2 7:13 · NO 49-33 HOU
- Ties it
Willie Green hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:20 · NO 85-85 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:22 · NO 58-47 HOU
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor backcourt
Q4 4:46 · NO 80-80 HOU
- Turnover
David West bad pass
Q4 1:07 · NO 87-88 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 10:03 · NO 58-50 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q4 8:33 · NO 78-80 HOU
- Winner
Chuck Hayes hit a layup, Brad Miller with the assist
Q4 2:08 · NO 85-87 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:22 · NO 87-88 HOU
- Missed FT
Courtney Lee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · NO 87-91 HOU
📊The numbers
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
