⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their ten- They went cold, ten of 38 from three
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 51
- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 21-11 off them
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q1 5:54 · HOU 20-16 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 2:21 · HOU 57-44 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Danuel House Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 2:46 · HOU 111-103 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 9:43 · HOU 5-12 NO
- Steal
Garrett Temple stole it from Danuel House Jr.
Q4 2:46 · HOU 111-103 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Jonas Valanciunas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:53 · HOU 81-71 NO
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:35 · HOU 113-105 NO
📊The numbers
| HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 17 | Threes made | 10 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 23 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
