⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their twelve- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 44
- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q1 3:02 · NO 20-37 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q3 9:12 · NO 51-75 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 18 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
