⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 6:56 · HOU 41-35 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 3:15 · HOU 101-88 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:22 · HOU 89-84 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 10:30 · HOU 76-75 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% | Shooting from the field | 0% |
| 0 | Threes made | 0 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 0 | Free throws made | 0 |
| 0 | Rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Offensive rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Assists | 0 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 0 | Points off turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Steals | 0 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
