Houston Rockets @ New Orleans Hornets
Game Leaders
Team Stats
38% (29-76)
Field Goal %
43% (32-74)
26% (6-23)
Three Point %
42% (5-12)
78% (18-23)
Free Throw %
62% (8-13)
24
Turnovers
34
51
Rebounds
48
6
Largest Lead
10
Game Information
New Orleans, LA

Referee:Jack Nies
Referee:Leroy Richardson
Referee:Zach Zarba

Shot Chart
- David Wesley missed 17 ft jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 4 ft hook shot.
- J.R. Smith missed 17 ft jumper.
- Bob Sura missed 17 ft jumper.
- Juwan Howard missed 8 ft hook shot.
- Bob Sura missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Bob Sura made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Rodney Rogers missed 18 ft jumper.
- P.J. Brown missed 17 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made 22 ft jumper.
- Dan Dickau missed 16 ft jumper.
- Bob Sura made 11 ft two point shot. Assisted by David Wesley.
- Lee Nailon missed 18 ft jumper.
- P.J. Brown missed 8 ft jumper.
- Lee Nailon made layup.
- Tracy McGrady made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- P.J. Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- P.J. Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tracy McGrady made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Tracy McGrady missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- P.J. Brown made jumper. Assisted by Lee Nailon.
- Tracy McGrady missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Dan Dickau made 22 ft jumper.
- Lee Nailon missed 19 ft jumper.
- David Wesley missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Lee Nailon missed 7 ft jumper.
- Bob Sura missed 5 ft jumper.
- Rodney Rogers missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Casey Jacobsen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Casey Jacobsen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Bob Sura missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Dan Dickau made 25 ft three point jumper.
- Bob Sura missed 18 ft jumper.
- Lee Nailon made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Rodney Rogers.
- Dikembe Mutombo made 6 ft hook shot. Assisted by David Wesley.
- Chris Andersen made jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
- Tracy McGrady made 12 ft running jumper.
- Dikembe Mutombo made 6 ft hook shot.
- Tracy McGrady made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Rod Strickland made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Tracy McGrady missed 21 ft jumper.
- P.J. Brown made Technical Free Throw.
- J.R. Smith missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Chris Andersen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Chris Andersen missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tracy McGrady missed layup.
- Tracy McGrady missed layup.
- Jon Barry made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- J.R. Smith missed 21 ft jumper.
- Bostjan Nachbar missed 21 ft jumper.
- Scott Padgett missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Dikembe Mutombo made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Dikembe Mutombo made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- P.J. Brown missed 18 ft jumper.
- Lee Nailon made 6 ft hook shot.
- Tracy McGrady missed 21 ft jumper.
- Jon Barry missed 17 ft jumper.
- Scott Padgett missed layup.
- Casey Jacobsen made layup. Assisted by Chris Andersen.
- Casey Jacobsen missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Jon Barry missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- David Wesley missed 21 ft jumper.
- J.R. Smith made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Lee Nailon.
- Yao Ming made dunk. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
- Lee Nailon missed 17 ft jumper.
- Casey Jacobsen made layup. Assisted by Chris Andersen.
- Rod Strickland made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Rod Strickland made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Lee Nailon made 8 ft jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
- Lee Nailon made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Rod Strickland missed 7 ft jumper.
- Yao Ming made two point shot.
- Lee Nailon made 8 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
- Lee Nailon missed 16 ft jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 16 ft jumper.
- Lee Nailon missed 12 ft two point shot.
- P.J. Brown missed 16 ft jumper.
- Rodney Rogers made layup. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
- J.R. Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- J.R. Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Tracy McGrady made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Dan Dickau made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
- David Wesley made Technical Free Throw.
- Juwan Howard made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Juwan Howard made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tracy McGrady made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Chris Andersen missed layup.
- Tracy McGrady made 24 ft three point jumper.
- P.J. Brown made 10 ft jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
- Juwan Howard missed 18 ft jumper.
- Lee Nailon missed 17 ft jumper.
- Bob Sura missed 20 ft jumper.
- David Wesley made layup. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Yao Ming made 12 ft jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Rodney Rogers made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
- Yao Ming missed 17 ft jumper.
- Dan Dickau made 25 ft three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made 25 ft three point jumper.
- Rodney Rogers missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- David Wesley missed three point jumper.
- Bob Sura missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- J.R. Smith made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Lee Nailon.
- Tracy McGrady made 20 ft jumper.
- David Wesley missed 19 ft jumper.
- P.J. Brown made jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
- Tracy McGrady missed 9 ft jumper.
- Yao Ming made dunk.
- Dan Dickau missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed 16 ft jumper.
- Chris Andersen made two point shot. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
- David Wesley missed layup.
- P.J. Brown made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
- Dan Dickau made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Dan Dickau made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- David Wesley made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Chris Andersen missed 11 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed 14 ft jumper.
- Dan Dickau made driving layup.
- Lee Nailon missed layup.
- P.J. Brown made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Lee Nailon.
- P.J. Brown made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
- Tracy McGrady missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Lee Nailon missed 11 ft jumper.
- Dan Dickau made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Lee Nailon.
- Rod Strickland missed 10 ft running jumper.
- Chris Andersen missed layup.
- Lee Nailon made 14 ft two point shot.
- Tracy McGrady missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made 21 ft jumper.
- P.J. Brown made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
- Tracy McGrady made driving layup.
- Lee Nailon missed 18 ft jumper.
- Lee Nailon missed layup.
- Tracy McGrady made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
- Tracy McGrady missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Dan Dickau missed 16 ft jumper.
- Jon Barry missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Scott Padgett made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Dan Dickau made two point shot.
- Tracy McGrady made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
- Bostjan Nachbar missed two point shot.
- Tracy McGrady missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Lee Nailon made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
- Jon Barry missed three point jumper.
- Yao Ming made layup.
- Lee Nailon missed 18 ft jumper.
- P.J. Brown missed layup.
- P.J. Brown missed layup.
- Scott Padgett made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Jon Barry.
- P.J. Brown missed 19 ft jumper.
- Yao Ming made 6 ft hook shot. Assisted by Scott Padgett.
- Dan Dickau missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Yao Ming missed dunk.
- Yao Ming missed 12 ft jumper.
- Lee Nailon made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
- Jon Barry missed 27 ft three point jumper.
- Scott Padgett missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Tracy McGrady made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Lee Nailon missed 17 ft jumper.
- Scott Padgett made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Dan Dickau missed layup.
- Jon Barry made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Jon Barry made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Dan Dickau made driving layup.
- Bob Sura made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Bob Sura made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Dan Dickau made two point shot.
- Jon Barry made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Jon Barry made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Dan Dickau missed 24 ft three point jumper.
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 57 | 18 | .760 | - | W9 |
| Houston | 45 | 29 | .608 | 11.5 | W2 |
| Memphis | 25 | 50 | .333 | 32 | L1 |
| New Orleans | 25 | 51 | .329 | 32.5 | L5 |
| Dallas | 24 | 51 | .320 | 33 | L1 |
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