⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 15 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 9 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 8:36 · HOU 15-11 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q1 2:10 · HOU 40-24 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q4 2:03 · HOU 122-98 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 14
Q2 0:40 · HOU 72-58 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 |
