⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse 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 took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 1:59 · HOU 30-24 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 3:58 · HOU 77-68 NO
- Winner
Kevin Durant hit a 18-foot pullup jump shot, Jabari Smith Jr. with the assist
Q4 0:07 · HOU 105-104 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:52 · HOU 99-97 NO
- Turnover
Amen Thompson out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:41 · HOU 100-98 NO
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass turnover
Q4 1:10 · HOU 100-100 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 0:57 · HOU 80-78 NO
- Ties it
Zion Williamson hit a 2-foot driving dunk
Q4 1:34 · HOU 100-100 NO
- Lead
Dejounte Murray hit a running layup
Q4 1:07 · HOU 100-102 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:13 · HOU 103-104 NO
- Turnover
Zion Williamson out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:07 · HOU 105-104 NO
- Missed FT
Dejounte Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · HOU 107-105 NO
📊The numbers
| HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
