⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 27-4 off them- A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up in the second quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 10:12 · HOU 35-33 NO
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up
Q2 5:51 · HOU 54-40 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 1:14 · HOU 103-100 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:11 · HOU 95-98 NO
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:44 · HOU 95-100 NO
- Missed FT
Jalen Green misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · HOU 103-101 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 8:21 · HOU 11-19 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q2 2:00 · HOU 54-51 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q3 9:43 · HOU 60-68 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zion Williamson lost ball turnover
Q4 1:23 · HOU 95-100 NO
- Turnover
Dyson Daniels lost ball turnover
Q4 0:58 · HOU 98-100 NO
- Turnover
Larry Nance Jr. out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:01 · HOU 104-101 NO
📊The numbers
| HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 12 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
