New Orleans Pelicans @ Houston Rockets
1-0, 1-0 Away
131
1-0, 1-0 Away
0-1, 0-1 Home
112
0-1, 0-1 Home
New Orleans Pelicans
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 30 | 30 | 11-20 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | +14 | |
| 39 | 32 | 13-21 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 5 | +23 | |
| 38 | 10 | 5-12 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +26 | |
| 34 | 21 | 8-12 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +30 | |
| 37 | 10 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +23 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 24 | 25 | 9-15 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | |
| 20 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | |
| 12 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -13 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | |
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
131 | 52-98 | 10-25 | 17-22 | 54 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 40 | 25 | |||
53% | 40% | 77% | ||||||||||||
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 34 | 19 | 6-11 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -13 |
| 25 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 |
| 26 | 8 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -14 |
| 32 | 19 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 4-5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -19 |
| 35 | 18 | 6-15 | 3-8 | 3-4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | -23 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 27 | 9 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -20 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 |
| 10 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 |
| 29 | 21 | 7-14 | 2-9 | 5-5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -11 |
| 18 | 10 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +3 |
112 | 39-92 | 16-48 | 18-24 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 22 | ||
42% | 33% | 75% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
NO @ HOU Videos
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Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Eric Lewis
Referee:Curtis Blair
Referee:Kevin Cutler
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 49 | 18 | .731 | - | W1 |
| Houston | 41 | 25 | .621 | 7.5 | W1 |
| Memphis | 23 | 43 | .348 | 25.5 | L7 |
| Dallas | 23 | 45 | .338 | 26.5 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 22 | 46 | .324 | 27.5 | L1 |
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