⏱️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
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 7 down to 1 up
Q1 8:41 · NO 10-9 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 2:06 · NO 54-47 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zion Williamson out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:14 · NO 100-99 HOU
- Turnover
CJ McCollum bad pass
Q4 1:54 · NO 100-101 HOU
- Turnover
Zion Williamson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:44 · NO 100-102 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:27 · NO 2-9 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 6:55 · NO 10-17 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 11:29 · NO 85-88 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:05 · NO 100-101 HOU
📊The numbers
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
