⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 24- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 7
- Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to nine
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 cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 10:48 · HOU 35-40 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 6:32 · HOU 80-81 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 2:14 · HOU 92-89 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jae'Sean Tate bad pass
Q4 1:33 · HOU 112-116 NO
- Missed FT
Christian Wood misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:41 · HOU 112-118 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 9:58 · HOU 6-11 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 5:56 · HOU 104-110 NO
- Steal
Willy Hernangomez stole it from Jae'Sean Tate
Q4 1:33 · HOU 112-116 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Willy Hernangomez misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:58 · HOU 107-112 NO
- Missed FT
Naji Marshall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:48 · HOU 107-112 NO
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · HOU 115-120 NO
📊The numbers
| HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 16 | Threes made | 16 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
