⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their seventeen
- A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 56
A 17-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 4 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 2:55 · NO 72-70 HOU
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 4
Q4 5:50 · NO 104-108 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:36 · NO 94-101 HOU
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:02 · NO 99-103 HOU
- Turnover
Julius Randle out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:10 · NO 101-106 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 4:28 · NO 20-32 HOU
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up
Q3 0:50 · NO 77-87 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Danuel House Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · NO 99-103 HOU
📊The numbers
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 16 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
