⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 8:15 · HOU 67-66 NO
- Go-ahead
James Harden hit a driving layup
Q4 1:29 · HOU 94-93 NO
- Winner
Patrick Beverley hit a 23-foot three jumper, James Harden with the assist
Q4 0:51 · HOU 97-95 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:43 · HOU 87-93 NO
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 2:31 · HOU 88-93 NO
- Missed FT
Corey Brewer misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · HOU 100-95 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 10:22 · HOU 57-66 NO
- Steal
Jrue Holiday stole it from James Harden
Q4 2:31 · HOU 88-93 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses technical free throw
Q2 3:16 · HOU 41-44 NO
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday bad pass
Q4 2:34 · HOU 88-93 NO
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday bad pass
Q4 2:17 · HOU 88-93 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 |
