⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Rockets 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Patrick Beverley steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:58 · HOU 79-87 NO
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:38 · HOU 79-87 NO
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 1:44 · HOU 84-91 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- Steal
Jrue Holiday stole it from James Harden
Q4 1:44 · HOU 84-91 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Austin Rivers technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:20 · HOU 49-58 NO
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses technical free throw
Q3 5:13 · HOU 54-60 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 |
