⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their twelve- They went cold, twelve of 41 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 7:30 · NO 78-86 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 14
Q4 3:27 · NO 112-126 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Jaxson Hayes technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:19 · NO 78-86 HOU
- Flagrant
Jaxson Hayes flagrant foul type 1
Q3 3:14 · NO 80-89 HOU
- Technical
Sindarius Thornwell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:50 · NO 88-106 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 11:19 · NO 37-35 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 4:23 · NO 48-56 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q4 10:20 · NO 88-111 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw flagrant 1 of 3
Q3 3:14 · NO 80-89 HOU
📊The numbers
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 20 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 32 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
