⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse 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, 36 free throws to their sixteen- A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 0:00 · HOU 60-49 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Porter Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:13 · HOU 99-112 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q3 10:19 · HOU 60-62 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Herbert Jones misses technical free throw
Q4 2:13 · HOU 99-112 NO
📊The numbers
| HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Assists | 29 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
