⏱️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 third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 40- Made four threes to their eleven
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the first 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
- Go-ahead
Gustavo Ayon hit a 14-foot jumper, Eric Gordon with the assist
Q4 0:41 · NO 87-86 HOU
- Winner
Carl Landry hit a layup, Gustavo Ayon with the assist
OT 2:13 · NO 91-89 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
OT 2:57 · NO 96-89 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Greivis Vasquez lost ball
Q4 0:15 · NO 87-86 HOU
- Turnover
Eric Gordon bad pass
OT 1:13 · NO 96-89 HOU
- Turnover
Carl Landry inbound
OT 0:35 · NO 99-92 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 0:27 · NO 22-35 HOU
- Ties it
Courtney Lee hit a 23-foot three jumper, Goran Dragic with the assist
Q4 2:57 · NO 81-81 HOU
- Lead
Luis Scola hit a layup, Chase Budinger with the assist
OT 3:18 · NO 87-89 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luis Scola misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:39 · NO 83-84 HOU
- Missed FT
Courtney Lee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · NO 87-87 HOU
- Turnover
Chase Budinger bad pass
OT 1:34 · NO 94-89 HOU
📊The numbers
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
