⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 35- A 22-0 run took them from 14 down to 8 up in the first quarter
- They shot well above their usual, twelve of 28 from three
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
- 22-0 run
A 22-0 run took them from 14 down to 8 up
Q1 4:45 · HOU 34-26 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q4 9:11 · HOU 95-99 NO
- Winner
Jabari Smith Jr. hit a 29-foot threeer, Jae'Sean Tate with the assist
Q4 0:00 · HOU 114-112 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Porter Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:51 · HOU 65-77 NO
- Missed FT
Kevin Porter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:53 · HOU 98-103 NO
- Missed FT
Kevin Porter Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:53 · HOU 98-103 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 5:21 · HOU 45-48 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 1:52 · HOU 49-56 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram bad pass
Q4 4:33 · HOU 98-103 NO
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram lost ball turnover
Q4 2:18 · HOU 104-110 NO
📊The numbers
| HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
