Houston Rockets @ New Orleans Hornets
35-20, 18-11 Away
100
35-20, 18-11 Away
37-16, 18-9 Home
80
37-16, 18-9 Home
Shot Chart
- Morris Peterson misses 8-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Peja Stojakovic misses 20-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (David West assists)
- Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
- David West makes 7-foot running jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- David West misses 17-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Tyson Chandler misses 14-foot jumper
- David West makes layup
- Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper
- Rasual Butler misses 22-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- David West misses 15-foot jumper
- David West misses layup
- Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Melvin Ely misses layup
- Hilton Armstrong misses dunk
- Hilton Armstrong makes 18-foot jumper (Melvin Ely assists)
- Jannero Pargo makes 19-foot jumper
- Jannero Pargo misses 20-foot jumper
- Jannero Pargo misses 17-foot jumper
- Rasual Butler misses 16-foot jumper
- Jannero Pargo misses layup
- Jannero Pargo misses 19-foot jumper
- Jannero Pargo misses 24-foot three point jumper
- David West misses layup
- Chris Paul misses 5-foot jumper
- Morris Peterson misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- David West misses 13-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- David West makes layup
- Chris Paul misses layup
- Peja Stojakovic misses 20-foot jumper
- David West makes 9-foot jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)
- Morris Peterson misses 9-foot jumper
- Morris Peterson makes layup
- David West makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Peja Stojakovic misses 17-foot two point shot
- Morris Peterson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- David West misses 12-foot jumper
- Yao Ming blocks David West's layup
- Rasual Butler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- David West misses 17-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 12-foot two point shot
- Peja Stojakovic misses 14-foot jumper
- Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
- Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)
- Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- David West misses 18-foot jumper
- David West misses 19-foot jumper
- Rasual Butler makes 21-foot jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
- Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jannero Pargo misses 19-foot jumper
- Rasual Butler misses layup
- Julian Wright makes layup (Melvin Ely assists)
- Ryan Bowen makes driving layup (Jannero Pargo assists)
- Julian Wright makes dunk (Hilton Armstrong assists)
- Julian Wright makes two point shot
- Jannero Pargo misses layup
- Melvin Ely makes 11-foot two point shot
- Melvin Ely misses 10-foot hook shot
- Jannero Pargo misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Hilton Armstrong misses 16-foot jumper
- Julian Wright makes layup
- Julian Wright makes 18-foot jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
- Julian Wright misses 19-foot jumper
- Ryan Bowen misses 14-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 10-foot two point shot
- Yao Ming makes dunk (Tracy McGrady assists)
- David West blocks Rafer Alston's layup
- Yao Ming makes 15-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Luis Scola misses hook shot
- Rafer Alston makes 18-foot jumper
- Luis Scola misses layup
- Yao Ming makes layup
- Tracy McGrady makes 20-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Luis Scola makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses layup
- Luis Scola makes 9-foot two point shot
- Rasual Butler blocks Tracy McGrady's layup
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes dunk
- Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Chuck Hayes misses layup
- Rafer Alston misses 19-foot jumper
- Carl Landry makes two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 9-foot jumper
- Hilton Armstrong blocks Carl Landry's layup
- Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot two point shot
- Rasual Butler blocks Tracy McGrady's 25-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carl Landry makes dunk (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Yao Ming makes 8-foot two point shot
- Yao Ming misses 17-foot two point shot
- Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Luther Head makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Yao Ming misses 14-foot two point shot
- Luther Head makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- Rafer Alston makes 16-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 21-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 10-foot two point shot
- Yao Ming makes two point shot (Shane Battier assists)
- Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 22-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 8-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes 9-foot hook shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Yao Ming makes 10-foot hook shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Yao Ming misses 13-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 14-foot jumper
- Shane Battier makes two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes 9-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses layup
- Tracy McGrady makes tip shot
- Tracy McGrady makes driving layup
- Tracy McGrady makes layup
- Tyson Chandler blocks Yao Ming's 8-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 14-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 13-foot two point shot
- Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper
- Carl Landry makes 19-foot jumper (Yao Ming assists)
- Rasual Butler blocks Tracy McGrady's layup
- Yao Ming misses layup
- Yao Ming misses tip shot
- Yao Ming makes tip shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- Carl Landry misses 17-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot two point shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Hilton Armstrong blocks Luis Scola's layup
- Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
- Chuck Hayes makes 11-foot hook shot
- Aaron Brooks misses 15-foot jumper
- Steve Novak misses 25-foot three point jumper
ROCKETS
HORNETS
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. Tyson Chandler (Houston gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:49 | | Yao Ming misses 10-foot two point shot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:48 | | David West defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:27 | | Morris Peterson misses 8-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:26 | | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:18 | | Yao Ming makes dunk (Tracy McGrady assists) | 2 | 0 |
| 10:59 | | Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 10:57 | | Chris Paul offensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:47 | | Chris Paul makes driving layup | 2 | 2 |
| 10:32 | | David West blocks Rafer Alston's layup | 2 | 2 |
| 10:30 | | David West defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:18 | | Peja Stojakovic misses 20-foot jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 10:18 | | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:10 | | Morris Peterson personal foul (Yao Ming draws the foul) | 2 | 2 |
| 9:59 | | Yao Ming makes 15-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists) | 4 | 2 |
| 9:41 | | Peja Stojakovic makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 4 | 4 |
| 9:25 | | Luis Scola misses hook shot | 4 | 4 |
| 9:23 | | Morris Peterson defensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 9:17 | | Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists) | 4 | 6 |
| 9:11 | | Tyson Chandler double technical foul | 4 | 6 |
| 9:00 | | Rafer Alston makes 18-foot jumper | 6 | 6 |
| 8:48 | | Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (David West assists) | 6 | 8 |
| 8:30 | | Luis Scola misses layup | 6 | 8 |
| 8:29 | | Yao Ming offensive rebound | 6 | 8 |
| 8:27 | | Yao Ming makes layup | 8 | 8 |
| 8:14 | | Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper | 8 | 8 |
| 8:12 | | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 8 | 8 |
| 8:03 | | Tracy McGrady makes 20-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists) | 10 | 8 |
| 7:48 | | David West makes 7-foot running jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 10 | 10 |
| 7:48 | | Luis Scola shooting foul (David West draws the foul) | 10 | 10 |
| 7:48 | | David West misses free throw 1 of 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 7:48 | | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 10 | 10 |
| 7:33 | | Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper | 10 | 10 |
| 7:30 | | Luis Scola offensive rebound | 10 | 10 |
| 7:22 | | Yao Ming makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists) | 12 | 10 |
| 7:11 | | David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 12 | 12 |
| 6:47 | | Luis Scola makes layup (Rafer Alston assists) | 14 | 12 |
| 6:28 | | David West misses 17-foot jumper | 14 | 12 |
| 6:26 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 14 | 12 |
| 6:18 | | Tracy McGrady makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists) | 17 | 12 |
| 6:01 | | Peja Stojakovic misses jumper | 17 | 12 |
| 6:00 | | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 17 | 12 |
| 5:50 | | Tracy McGrady misses layup | 17 | 12 |
| 5:50 | | Tyson Chandler defensive rebound | 17 | 12 |
| 5:43 | | Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 17 | 15 |
| 5:18 | | Luis Scola makes 9-foot two point shot | 19 | 15 |
| 5:05 | | Yao Ming shooting foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul) | 19 | 15 |
| 5:05 | | New Orleans full timeout | 19 | 15 |
| 5:05 | | Rasual Butler enters the game for Morris Peterson | 19 | 15 |
| 5:05 | | Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 15 |
| 5:05 | | New Orleans offensive rebound | 19 | 15 |
| 5:05 | | Tyson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2 | 19 | 15 |
| 5:05 | | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 19 | 15 |
| 4:50 | | Tyson Chandler personal foul (Yao Ming draws the foul) | 19 | 15 |
| 4:43 | | Rasual Butler blocks Tracy McGrady's layup | 19 | 15 |
| 4:41 | | Houston defensive rebound | 19 | 15 |
| 4:28 | | Tyson Chandler misses 14-foot jumper | 19 | 15 |
| 4:28 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 19 | 15 |
| 4:20 | | Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper | 19 | 15 |
| 4:18 | | David West defensive rebound | 19 | 15 |
| 4:00 | | David West makes layup | 19 | 17 |
| 3:44 | | Rasual Butler shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul) | 19 | 17 |
| 3:44 | | Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 17 |
| 3:44 | | Houston offensive rebound | 19 | 17 |
| 3:44 | | Hilton Armstrong enters the game for Tyson Chandler | 19 | 17 |
| 3:44 | | Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 17 |
| 3:28 | | Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper | 20 | 19 |
| 3:15 | | Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists) | 22 | 19 |
| 3:01 | | Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper | 22 | 19 |
| 3:00 | | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 22 | 19 |
| 2:57 | | Tracy McGrady makes dunk | 24 | 19 |
| 2:42 | | Rasual Butler misses 22-foot jumper | 24 | 19 |
| 2:41 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 24 | 19 |
| 2:28 | | Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists) | 27 | 19 |
| 2:12 | | Luis Scola shooting foul (David West draws the foul) | 27 | 19 |
| 2:12 | | Houston full timeout | 27 | 19 |
| 2:12 | | Chuck Hayes enters the game for Luis Scola | 27 | 19 |
| 2:12 | | Carl Landry enters the game for Yao Ming | 27 | 19 |
| 2:12 | | David West makes free throw 1 of 2 | 27 | 20 |
| 2:12 | | David West makes free throw 2 of 2 | 27 | 21 |
| 2:12 | | Ryan Bowen enters the game for David West | 27 | 21 |
| 1:58 | | Tracy McGrady bad pass (Chris Paul steals) | 27 | 21 |
| 1:54 | | Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Chris Paul assists) | 27 | 23 |
| 1:54 | | Tracy McGrady shooting foul (Peja Stojakovic draws the foul) | 27 | 23 |
| 1:54 | | David West enters the game for Ryan Bowen | 27 | 23 |
| 1:54 | | Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 1 | 27 | 24 |
| 1:40 | | Chuck Hayes misses layup | 27 | 24 |
| 1:39 | | Hilton Armstrong defensive rebound | 27 | 24 |
| 1:15 | | David West misses 15-foot jumper | 27 | 24 |
| 1:15 | | Carl Landry defensive rebound | 27 | 24 |
| 1:00 | | Rasual Butler personal foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul) | 27 | 24 |
| 47.9 | | Rafer Alston misses 19-foot jumper | 27 | 24 |
| 46.5 | | Chuck Hayes offensive rebound | 27 | 24 |
| 39.9 | | Carl Landry makes two point shot (Rafer Alston assists) | 29 | 24 |
| 30.9 | | David West misses layup | 29 | 24 |
| 29.6 | | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 29 | 24 |
| 8.9 | | Tracy McGrady misses 9-foot jumper | 29 | 24 |
| 7.9 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 29 | 24 |
| 1.9 | | Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper | 29 | 24 |
| 0.9 | | David West offensive rebound | 29 | 24 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 29 | 24 | |
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Smoothie King Center
12:00 AM, 23 February 2008
New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 17,714
- Referees:
- Monty McCutchen
- Michael Smith
- Sean Wright
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 22 | 7 | .759 | - | W7 |
| Houston | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4 | L2 |
| Memphis | 14 | 16 | .467 | 8.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 12 | 19 | .387 | 11 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 23 | .258 | 15 | L1 |
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