⏱️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 and stayed there. 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, 7 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 0:36 · HOU 44-28 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 30
Q3 1:11 · HOU 113-83 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 9
Q2 5:20 · HOU 62-53 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 32 | Assists | 29 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
