Houston Rockets @ New Orleans Pelicans
45-29, 20-19 Away
134
45-29, 20-19 Away
25-51, 16-23 Home
102
25-51, 16-23 Home
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 29 | 20 | 7-16 | 1-7 | 5-5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +1 | |
| 33 | 20 | 7-15 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +16 | |
| 32 | 36 | 12-23 | 5-7 | 7-8 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | +26 | |
| 35 | 14 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | +32 | |
| 21 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -10 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | |
| 13 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +27 | |
| 22 | 15 | 6-12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | +15 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | |
| 16 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | +6 | |
| 25 | 9 | 3-8 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +41 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | |
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
134 | 49-105 | 18-44 | 18-21 | 59 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 37 | 17 | |||
47% | 41% | 86% | ||||||||||||
New Orleans Pelicans
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 30 | 10 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -5 | |
| 25 | 18 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -11 | |
| 31 | 8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -5 | |
| 28 | 19 | 8-14 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -3 | |
| 31 | 18 | 7-13 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | -7 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -5 | |
| 17 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -25 | |
| 24 | 13 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -35 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -16 | |
| 16 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -18 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | |
| 22 | 12 | 4-14 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -26 | |
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
102 | 37-86 | 9-29 | 19-28 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 18 | |||
43% | 31% | 68% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
HOU @ NO Videos
Kevin Durant with the and-1 bucket
Amen Thompson takes flight on an alley-oop slam
Jeremiah Fears gets the and-1 to fall
Matchups
Game Information
New Orleans, LA
Referee:Mark Lindsay
Referee:Dedric Taylor
Referee:Brandon Schwab
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
| Dallas | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
| Memphis | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
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