⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 25, and were outscored 30-9 off them
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 took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 6:32 · NO 20-17 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 8:15 · NO 46-43 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 10:30 · NO 81-61 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q4 6:34 · NO 111-90 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
