⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 44- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 30
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 10:56 · HOU 71-71 NO
- Winner
Marcus Morris hit a 23-foot three jumper, Goran Dragic with the assist
Q4 1:17 · HOU 80-77 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 2:27 · HOU 84-77 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Patrick Patterson offensive foul (Greivis Vasquez draws the foul)
Q4 4:18 · HOU 73-75 NO
- Turnover
Patrick Patterson turnover
Q4 4:18 · HOU 73-75 NO
- Turnover
Chase Budinger bad pass
Q4 1:50 · HOU 77-77 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 9:52 · HOU 2-11 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q1 0:43 · HOU 12-29 NO
- Lead
Darryl Watkins hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:36 · HOU 75-76 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darryl Watkins offensive foul (Marcus Morris draws the foul)
Q4 1:07 · HOU 80-77 NO
- Turnover
Darryl Watkins turnover
Q4 1:07 · HOU 80-77 NO
📊The numbers
| HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
