⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 19 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 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 7 down to 2 up
Q2 10:44 · HOU 31-29 NO
- Winner
James Harden hit a driving layup
Q4 1:04 · HOU 105-104 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 2:03 · HOU 107-104 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeremy Lin turnover
Q4 3:57 · HOU 94-102 NO
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:36 · HOU 97-104 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 5:22 · HOU 39-46 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 3:20 · HOU 72-84 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Morrow bad pass
Q4 3:54 · HOU 94-102 NO
- Turnover
Austin Rivers lost ball turnover
Q4 2:12 · HOU 97-104 NO
- Turnover
Alexis Ajinca lost ball turnover
Q4 0:28 · HOU 107-104 NO
📊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 |
