โฑ๏ธHow 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
โฒ HOU better than we expected
โผ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
โ๏ธWhat 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
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 4:26 ยท HOU 31-20 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 3:39 ยท HOU 101-95 NO
- Steal
Chandler Parsons stole it from Jrue Holiday
Q4 1:22 ยท HOU 101-98 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:06 ยท HOU 47-40 NO
- Technical
Aaron Brooks technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 5:43 ยท HOU 86-87 NO
- Turnover
James Harden traveling
Q4 4:37 ยท HOU 88-92 NO

Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 0:28 ยท HOU 31-28 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 1:39 ยท HOU 52-52 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 6:45 ยท HOU 65-69 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jrue Holiday misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:58 ยท HOU 97-95 NO
- Turnover
Tyreke Evans bad pass
Q4 2:26 ยท HOU 99-95 NO
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday bad pass
Q4 1:22 ยท HOU 101-98 NO
๐The 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 |









