New Orleans Pelicans @ Houston Rockets

13-15, 5-10 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Pelicans NO	22	30	21	25	98
Rockets HOU	31	21	22	33	107

Houston RocketsRocketsHOU

21-11, 13-4 Home

107

21-11, 13-4 Home

Matchups

HOU leads season

1-0

HOU

Game 1@ HOU

Final

107

100

Game 2@ NO

Final

103

104

Game 3@ HOU

Final

111

105

Game 4@ NO

Final

100

Western Conference

Southwest	PCT	GB	STRK
New Orleans	.000	-	-
Dallas	.000	-	-
Houston	.000	-	-
San Antonio	.000	-	-
Memphis	.000	-	-

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