⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 32 from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 58
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q4 11:04 · NO 96-101 HOU
- Ties it
Saddiq Bey hit a 2-foot two point shot, Jose Alvarado with the assist
Q4 0:30 · NO 117-117 HOU
- Winner
Saddiq Bey hit a 22-foot step back jumper, Jose Alvarado with the assist
OT 2:03 · NO 125-123 HOU
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jordan Poole flagrant foul type 1
Q2 0:42 · NO 45-64 HOU
- Turnover
Saddiq Bey traveling turnover
OT 2:44 · NO 123-123 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q1 7:49 · NO 15-22 HOU
- Lead
Amen Thompson hit a 1-foot two point shot
Q4 0:13 · NO 117-119 HOU
- Lead
Alperen Sengun hit a driving layup, Steven Adams with the assist
OT 4:40 · NO 119-121 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass turnover
Q4 2:14 · NO 113-114 HOU
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:05 · NO 115-116 HOU
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun bad pass turnover
OT 1:03 · NO 125-123 HOU
📊The numbers
| NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 25 |
| 27 | Assists | 30 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
