New Orleans Hornets @ Houston Rockets
1-15, 1-7 Away
81
1-15, 1-7 Away
8-11, 4-5 Home
89
8-11, 4-5 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
39% (28-72)
Field Goal %
45% (32-71)
20% (3-15)
Three Point %
22% (4-18)
79% (22-28)
Free Throw %
72% (21-29)
20
Turnovers
22
43
Rebounds
54
2
Largest Lead
14
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Dick Bavetta
Referee:Blane Reichelt
Referee:Ed Malloy
Game Flow
--NO
--HOU
Shot Chart
- Tracy McGrady missed 15 ft two point shot.
- P.J. Brown made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Junior Harrington.
- Yao Ming missed two point shot.
- Matt Freije missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 18 ft jumper.
- Lee Nailon missed 18 ft jumper.
- Junior Harrington missed 19 ft jumper.
- Bob Sura missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Yao Ming made 8 ft two point shot. Assisted by Juwan Howard.
- Juwan Howard made 9 ft two point shot. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- David Wesley missed 22 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made two point shot.
- Matt Freije missed three point jumper.
- Yao Ming made two point shot. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Lee Nailon missed 15 ft jumper.
- Matt Freije made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
- Juwan Howard missed two point shot.
- P.J. Brown made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Matt Freije.
- Ryan Bowen missed 21 ft jumper.
- Juwan Howard made 13 ft jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Lee Nailon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Lee Nailon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Ryan Bowen made two point shot. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- David Wesley made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Alex Garcia.
- Bob Sura made jumper. Assisted by Ryan Bowen.
- Alex Garcia missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- George Lynch missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Alex Garcia missed layup.
- Tracy McGrady missed 22 ft jumper.
- Andre Barrett made two point shot. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Juwan Howard made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Juwan Howard made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- P.J. Brown missed 18 ft jumper.
- Juwan Howard made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Juwan Howard made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- David Wesley made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Alex Garcia.
- Tracy McGrady missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Juwan Howard missed 17 ft jumper.
- George Lynch missed 16 ft jumper.
- Yao Ming made dunk. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- P.J. Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- P.J. Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Andre Barrett missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- David Wesley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- David Wesley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Chris Andersen made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Alex Garcia.
- Andre Barrett made jumper. Assisted by Dikembe Mutombo.
- Chris Andersen missed 17 ft jumper.
- Andre Barrett missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Alex Garcia missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Bob Sura missed 14 ft two point shot.
- Maurice Taylor missed dunk.
- Chris Andersen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Chris Andersen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made 7 ft two point shot.
- Maurice Taylor made two point shot.
- Chris Andersen missed 16 ft jumper.
- Dikembe Mutombo missed 9 ft hook shot.
- Maurice Taylor made two point shot.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Chris Andersen made dunk. Assisted by Alex Garcia.
- David Wesley made 19 ft jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 11 ft two point shot.
- Maurice Taylor missed 12 ft jumper.
- Lee Nailon made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Matt Freije.
- Tracy McGrady missed 17 ft two point shot.
- David Wesley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- David Wesley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Lee Nailon missed 9 ft jumper.
- P.J. Brown made tip shot.
- Bob Sura missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- David Wesley missed 22 ft jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 8 ft two point shot.
- Matt Freije missed 20 ft jumper.
- Dan Dickau missed layup.
- Yao Ming made 8 ft hook shot. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
- Yao Ming made two point shot. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
- Lee Nailon missed 18 ft jumper.
- Scott Padgett missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 23 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Matt Freije missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Scott Padgett made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Lee Nailon missed layup.
- Scott Padgett made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Dan Dickau missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Dan Dickau made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tracy McGrady missed 40 ft three pointer.
- David Wesley made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
- Bob Sura missed 18 ft jumper.
- Juwan Howard missed hook shot.
- Lee Nailon missed 20 ft jumper.
- David Wesley missed 19 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed 21 ft jumper.
- Lee Nailon made two point shot.
- Bob Sura missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Bob Sura made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Matt Freije made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Matt Freije made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Matt Freije made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming made 10 ft jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Junior Harrington missed 20 ft jumper.
- Ryan Bowen missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- David Wesley made layup. Assisted by Lee Nailon.
- Lee Nailon made 7 ft two point shot. Assisted by David Wesley.
- Tracy McGrady missed three point jumper.
- David Wesley made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
- David Wesley missed 21 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Scott Padgett missed tip shot.
- Lee Nailon missed 9 ft two point shot.
- Lee Nailon made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.
- Tracy McGrady made 19 ft jumper.
- David Wesley missed 27 ft three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed layup.
- Juwan Howard made tip shot.
- George Lynch missed 20 ft jumper.
- Lee Nailon made 8 ft jumper.
- Lee Nailon missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- George Lynch made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- George Lynch made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor missed two point shot.
- Alex Garcia made layup.
- Tracy McGrady made 25 ft three point jumper.
- George Lynch missed 19 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed three point jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 21 ft jumper.
- Scott Padgett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Scott Padgett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Lee Nailon missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Tracy McGrady made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Dan Dickau made 13 ft jumper.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Matt Freije missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Dan Dickau missed 21 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Andre Barrett.
- Chris Andersen missed 18 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Chris Andersen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Chris Andersen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming made dunk. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
- Alex Garcia missed 19 ft two point shot.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Matt Freije missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- P.J. Brown made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.
- Lee Nailon made 10 ft jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.
- Bob Sura made two point shot. Assisted by Andre Barrett.
- David Wesley missed 45 ft three pointer.
- Yao Ming made 13 ft two point shot.
- Bob Sura missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Dan Dickau made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.
- Dan Dickau made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Dan Dickau made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Andre Barrett made 27 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Dan Dickau made layup.
- Dan Dickau made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Yao Ming missed 7 ft jumper.
- Matt Freije made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
- Andre Barrett made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
- David Wesley made 17 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Andre Barrett.
- Tracy McGrady made 12 ft two point shot. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Lee Nailon made 13 ft jumper.
- Andre Barrett made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Dan Dickau missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Dan Dickau made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Dan Dickau made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Andre Barrett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Andre Barrett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- P.J. Brown made two point shot.
- Bob Sura made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Andre Barrett.
- Dan Dickau made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Dan Dickau missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Bob Sura missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Bob Sura made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- P.J. Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- P.J. Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Andre Barrett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Andre Barrett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 35 | 16 | .686 | - | W3 |
| Houston | 31 | 19 | .620 | 3.5 | L2 |
| Memphis | 20 | 29 | .408 | 14 | W2 |
| Dallas | 19 | 32 | .373 | 16 | L6 |
| New Orleans | 13 | 40 | .245 | 23 | L3 |
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