⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 11- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 9:48 · HOU 15-7 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 7:34 · HOU 23-10 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 26
Q3 10:11 · HOU 81-55 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 17 | Threes made | 13 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 34 | Assists | 25 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
