⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 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, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their sixteen- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the third quarter
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 6:39 · HOU 22-16 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q3 0:33 · HOU 105-100 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 0:12 · HOU 124-121 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 5:38 · HOU 49-50 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 8:06 · HOU 73-76 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 4:30 · HOU 86-91 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Hart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:20 · HOU 81-82 NO
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:09 · HOU 121-116 NO
📊The numbers
| HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 18 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
