⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 15 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, fourteen turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 34-13 off them- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 40
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 28
A 14-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 15 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 5:15 · NO 55-45 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 2:20 · NO 63-50 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 11:04 · NO 74-53 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jonas Valanciunas and Reggie Bullock Jr.
Q4 6:42 · NO 113-92 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 11:17 · NO 34-35 HOU
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 15
Q4 8:09 · NO 113-98 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 16 | Threes made | 15 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 35 | Assists | 27 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 34 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
