⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 17 points behind 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, 17 points worse 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, 26 free throws to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 24-13 off them
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q2 3:49 · NO 48-53 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 7:07 · NO 70-63 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 6:26 · NO 89-86 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses technical free throw
Q3 8:44 · NO 57-59 HOU
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza lost ball
Q4 4:28 · NO 89-86 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:07 · NO 0-10 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 3:25 · NO 17-32 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry bad pass
Q4 2:28 · NO 95-91 HOU
- Turnover
Brad Miller offensive foul (Jarrett Jack draws the foul)
Q4 0:09 · NO 97-93 HOU
- Turnover
Brad Miller turnover
Q4 0:09 · NO 97-93 HOU
📊The numbers
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
