⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 38 from three- A 15-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 23 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 23
Q1 1:25 · NO 45-22 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Herbert Jones technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:27 · NO 26-13 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q4 5:36 · NO 110-97 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 1:57 · NO 115-108 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Silas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:06 · NO 41-22 HOU
- Technical
Stephen Silas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:06 · NO 42-22 HOU
📊The numbers
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
