New Orleans Hornets @ Houston Rockets
Game Leaders
Team Stats
42% (36-85)
Field Goal %
42% (31-73)
45% (5-11)
Three Point %
22% (4-18)
91% (10-11)
Free Throw %
73% (16-22)
24
Turnovers
32
57
Rebounds
60
8
Largest Lead
8
Game Information
Houston, TX

Referee:Ken Mauer
Referee:Michael Smith
Referee:Zach Zarba

Shot Chart
- Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Yao Ming makes 16-foot two point shot
- Luther Head makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
- David West misses 14-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 19-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 10-foot jumper
- Tyson Chandler makes 14-foot jumper
- Chuck Hayes makes dunk (Luther Head assists)
- Morris Peterson misses 20-foot jumper
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming misses jumper
- David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Yao Ming makes 11-foot hook shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- David West makes 8-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Luther Head misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luther Head makes driving layup
- Peja Stojakovic misses 19-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- Morris Peterson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Yao Ming misses 9-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses jumper
- Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
- David West makes layup
- Yao Ming makes 4-foot hook shot
- Peja Stojakovic misses 19-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 6-foot hook shot
- Tyson Chandler makes layup
- Luther Head makes driving layup
- Bobby Jackson makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Chuck Hayes misses layup
- David West misses 13-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses tip shot
- Chris Paul makes layup
- Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
- David West misses layup
- Yao Ming misses 16-foot jumper
- Bobby Jackson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Luther Head misses driving layup
- Chris Paul makes 28-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
- Carl Landry makes two point shot (Luis Scola assists)
- David West makes layup
- Bonzi Wells misses free throw 1 of 2
- Bonzi Wells makes free throw 2 of 2
- Melvin Ely misses jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 11-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Bobby Jackson misses 32-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola makes 19-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Jannero Pargo misses 19-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Jannero Pargo makes 17-foot jumper
- Jannero Pargo misses 15-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Bowen makes 17-foot jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)
- Bonzi Wells makes 21-foot jumper (Carl Landry assists)
- Jannero Pargo makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)
- Aaron Brooks makes technical free throw
- Aaron Brooks makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Melvin Ely misses jumper
- Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper
- Ryan Bowen makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Bonzi Wells makes free throw 1 of 2
- Bonzi Wells misses free throw 2 of 2
- Bonzi Wells misses jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola makes jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Aaron Brooks misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper
- David West makes jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
- David West misses 11-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 19-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper (David West assists)
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- David West makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Tyson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tyson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2
- David West misses 19-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup
- Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Morris Peterson misses layup
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming misses layup
- Morris Peterson misses three point jumper
- Tyson Chandler misses layup
- Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses 11-foot running jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 5-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Yao Ming makes 7-foot two point shot (Shane Battier assists)
- David West makes 8-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 9-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 6-foot jumper
- Luther Head misses jumper
- Shane Battier makes two point shot
- David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Luther Head misses 7-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- David West misses 5-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Morris Peterson makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup
- Tyson Chandler misses 5-foot jumper
- Luther Head misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Luther Head makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luther Head makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 22-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Rafer Alston makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rafer Alston makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ryan Bowen misses 6-foot jumper
- Luis Scola misses driving layup
- David West makes 13-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes hook shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 1
- Ryan Bowen misses jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 18-foot two point shot
- David West misses 19-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 32-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 15-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming misses layup
- Bobby Jackson misses 8-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2
- Bobby Jackson makes jumper
- Bobby Jackson makes driving layup
- Bonzi Wells makes layup (Yao Ming assists)
- Jannero Pargo misses 16-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 7-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes tip shot
- Melvin Ely makes 14-foot two point shot
- Yao Ming misses 20-foot jumper
- Bobby Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
- Luther Head makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Jannero Pargo makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming misses free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- David West makes 11-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses layup
- Luis Scola makes tip shot
- Jannero Pargo misses 14-foot jumper
- David West misses tip shot
- David West misses tip shot
- David West makes 14-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses layup
- David West misses 7-foot jumper
- Luther Head misses 18-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 8-foot hook shot (Shane Battier assists)
- David West misses 20-foot two point shot
- David West misses 17-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 21-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 11-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- David West misses 10-foot jumper
- Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
- Jannero Pargo makes layup
- Rasual Butler makes driving dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Rasual Butler makes free throw 1 of 1
- Yao Ming makes 10-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- David West misses 18-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Yao Ming misses hook shot
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Aaron Brooks misses 45-foot three point running jumper
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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 | 30 | .400 | 14.5 | L1 |
| Dallas | 19 | 32 | .373 | 16 | L6 |
| New Orleans | 14 | 40 | .259 | 22.5 | W1 |
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