Houston Rockets @ New Orleans Hornets
46-22, 20-12 Away
69
46-22, 20-12 Away
46-21, 26-10 Home
90
46-21, 26-10 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Morris Peterson misses 18-foot jumper
- David West misses 8-foot jumper
- Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
- David West misses 6-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes layup
- Dikembe Mutombo makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dikembe Mutombo makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Morris Peterson misses 15-foot jumper
- Luis Scola misses layup
- Dikembe Mutombo makes tip shot
- Morris Peterson misses three point jumper
- Tyson Chandler misses 17-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes layup
- Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes driving layup
- Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 1
- Rafer Alston makes driving layup
- Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Bonzi Wells makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- Luis Scola makes layup
- Chris Paul makes 7-foot running jumper
- Shane Battier makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Bonzi Wells makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses 21-foot jumper
- Luis Scola misses 11-foot jumper
- David West misses 19-foot jumper
- Bonzi Wells misses layup
- Luis Scola makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Peja Stojakovic misses 19-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2
- Bonzi Wells misses 18-foot jumper
- Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West makes free throw 2 of 2
- Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- David West makes driving dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Shane Battier misses three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 8-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes layup
- Tyson Chandler misses layup
- Chris Paul makes layup
- Dikembe Mutombo makes hook shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- Mike Harris misses 19-foot jumper
- Julian Wright misses 22-foot jumper
- Chuck Hayes misses 12-foot hook shot
- Melvin Ely misses 10-foot hook shot
- Bobby Jackson makes 14-foot jumper
- David West makes 13-foot two point shot
- David West misses free throw 1 of 1
- Shane Battier makes layup
- Shane Battier makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jannero Pargo misses jumper
- Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
- Melvin Ely misses hook shot
- Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Bonzi Wells misses 7-foot jumper
- Bobby Jackson misses 17-foot jumper
- Julian Wright makes driving layup
- Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
- Mike Harris makes layup (Bobby Jackson assists)
- Jannero Pargo misses 23-foot jumper
- Jannero Pargo misses 12-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses tip shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Julian Wright misses layup
- Mike Harris misses 20-foot jumper
- Bonzi Wells misses free throw 1 of 2
- Bonzi Wells makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 27-foot three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes 14-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2
- David West makes 9-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- David West misses layup
- David West makes tip shot
- Tracy McGrady misses layup
- Tracy McGrady makes layup
- David West misses 9-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
- David West makes driving dunk
- Luis Scola misses 16-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Chris Paul makes dunk
- Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 15-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 37-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier makes technical free throw
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 17-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes dunk
- Luis Scola makes layup
- Chris Paul makes 20-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 22-foot jumper
- Morris Peterson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 24-foot three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
- Luis Scola misses 12-foot jumper
- David West misses 21-foot jumper
- Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Luis Scola makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- David West misses jumper
- Rafer Alston makes two point shot
- Morris Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier makes 9-foot running jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Peja Stojakovic misses 17-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Dikembe Mutombo misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dikembe Mutombo misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 7-foot jumper
- David West misses 8-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Dikembe Mutombo makes dunk (Luis Scola assists)
- David West misses 7-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West misses free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Julian Wright assists)
- Dikembe Mutombo misses 10-foot hook shot
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rafer Alston makes 16-foot two point shot
- David West makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Luis Scola misses layup
- Peja Stojakovic makes 14-foot running jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Shane Battier misses 29-foot three point jumper
- David West misses 9-foot jumper
- Bonzi Wells makes dunk (Julian Wright assists)
- Bonzi Wells makes free throw 1 of 1
- Tracy McGrady misses layup
- Julian Wright makes layup
- Chuck Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chuck Hayes misses free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Julian Wright makes 17-foot jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
- Luis Scola misses jumper
- Jannero Pargo misses 15-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes layup (Bobby Jackson assists)
- Bonzi Wells makes 18-foot jumper (David West assists)
- Bobby Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Bonzi Wells makes two point shot
- Bonzi Wells makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses layup
- Dikembe Mutombo makes tip shot
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Bonzi Wells makes 10-foot two point shot
- Luis Scola misses layup
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rafer Alston makes 20-foot jumper
- Bonzi Wells makes free throw 1 of 2
- Bonzi Wells makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes technical free throw
- Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola misses layup
- Julian Wright misses free throw 1 of 2
- Julian Wright misses free throw 2 of 2
- Rafer Alston makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rafer Alston makes free throw 2 of 2
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West makes free throw 2 of 2
- Steve Novak misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- Steve Novak misses layup
- Bonzi Wells makes free throw 1 of 2
- Bonzi Wells makes free throw 2 of 2
- Aaron Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Bonzi Wells makes layup (Julian Wright assists)
- Bonzi Wells makes 23-foot three point jumper (Melvin Ely assists)
- Ryan Bowen misses 20-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2
- Hilton Armstrong makes dunk
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Dikembe Mutombo vs. Tyson Chandler (Peja Stojakovic gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:45 | | Morris Peterson misses 18-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:44 | | David West offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:40 | | David West misses 8-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:38 | | Morris Peterson offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:36 | | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:21 | | Morris Peterson personal foul (Dikembe Mutombo draws the foul) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:06 | | Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:03 | | David West defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 10:45 | | David West misses 6-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 10:45 | | Rafer Alston defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 10:41 | | Rafer Alston lost ball (Chris Paul steals) | 0 | 0 |
| 10:36 | | Chris Paul makes layup | 0 | 2 |
| 10:15 | | Tyson Chandler blocks Tracy McGrady's 22-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 10:14 | | Luis Scola offensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:11 | | David West shooting foul (Dikembe Mutombo draws the foul) | 0 | 2 |
| 10:11 | | Dikembe Mutombo makes free throw 1 of 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 10:11 | | Dikembe Mutombo makes free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 9:55 | | Dikembe Mutombo blocks David West's layup | 2 | 2 |
| 9:52 | | Rafer Alston defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 9:48 | | Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 9:47 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 9:25 | | Morris Peterson misses 15-foot jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 9:23 | | Morris Peterson offensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 9:22 | | Tyson Chandler offensive goaltending | 4 | 2 |
| 9:04 | | Luis Scola misses layup | 2 | 2 |
| 9:03 | | Dikembe Mutombo offensive rebound | 4 | 2 |
| 9:03 | | Dikembe Mutombo makes tip shot | 4 | 2 |
| 8:55 | | Morris Peterson misses three point jumper | 4 | 2 |
| 8:53 | | Tyson Chandler offensive rebound | 4 | 2 |
| 8:45 | | Tyson Chandler misses 17-foot jumper | 4 | 2 |
| 8:44 | | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 4 | 2 |
| 8:26 | | Luis Scola makes layup | 6 | 2 |
| 8:14 | | Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper | 6 | 2 |
| 8:12 | | Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound | 6 | 2 |
| 8:06 | | Tracy McGrady makes driving layup | 8 | 2 |
| 8:06 | | Morris Peterson shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul) | 8 | 2 |
| 8:06 | | Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 8:06 | | Bonzi Wells enters the game for Morris Peterson | 8 | 2 |
| 8:03 | | Shane Battier offensive rebound | 8 | 2 |
| 7:54 | | Rafer Alston makes driving layup | 10 | 2 |
| 7:35 | | Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper | 10 | 2 |
| 7:35 | | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound | 10 | 2 |
| 7:16 | | Tracy McGrady bad pass (Tyson Chandler steals) | 10 | 2 |
| 7:09 | | Bonzi Wells makes layup (Chris Paul assists) | 10 | 4 |
| 6:50 | | Bonzi Wells personal foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul) | 10 | 4 |
| 6:39 | | Rafer Alston misses layup | 10 | 4 |
| 6:37 | | Luis Scola offensive rebound | 10 | 4 |
| 6:37 | | Luis Scola makes layup | 12 | 4 |
| 6:22 | | Luis Scola personal foul (David West draws the foul) | 12 | 4 |
| 6:16 | | Chris Paul makes 7-foot running jumper | 12 | 6 |
| 6:01 | | Shane Battier lost ball (Bonzi Wells steals) | 12 | 6 |
| 5:58 | | Bonzi Wells lost ball (Rafer Alston steals) | 12 | 6 |
| 5:56 | | Shane Battier makes layup (Rafer Alston assists) | 14 | 6 |
| 5:41 | | Bonzi Wells makes dunk (Chris Paul assists) | 14 | 8 |
| 5:13 | | Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper | 14 | 8 |
| 5:13 | | Tyson Chandler defensive rebound | 14 | 8 |
| 5:03 | | Chris Paul misses 21-foot jumper | 14 | 8 |
| 5:03 | | Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound | 14 | 8 |
| 4:50 | | Luis Scola misses 11-foot jumper | 14 | 8 |
| 4:48 | | Tyson Chandler defensive rebound | 14 | 8 |
| 4:39 | | David West misses 19-foot jumper | 14 | 8 |
| 4:37 | | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound | 14 | 8 |
| 4:35 | | Rafer Alston lost ball (Chris Paul steals) | 14 | 8 |
| 4:30 | | Bonzi Wells misses layup | 14 | 8 |
| 4:28 | | Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound | 14 | 8 |
| 4:24 | | Luis Scola makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists) | 16 | 8 |
| 4:05 | | Peja Stojakovic misses 19-foot jumper | 16 | 8 |
| 4:05 | | Rafer Alston defensive rebound | 16 | 8 |
| 3:49 | | Tyson Chandler personal foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul) | 16 | 8 |
| 3:49 | | New Orleans full timeout | 16 | 8 |
| 3:49 | | Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 8 |
| 3:49 | | Houston offensive rebound | 16 | 8 |
| 3:49 | | Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 8 |
| 3:31 | | Bonzi Wells misses 18-foot jumper | 17 | 8 |
| 3:31 | | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 17 | 8 |
| 3:15 | | Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists) | 20 | 8 |
| 2:59 | | Luis Scola personal foul (David West draws the foul) | 20 | 8 |
| 2:59 | | Houston full timeout | 20 | 8 |
| 2:59 | | Chuck Hayes enters the game for Luis Scola | 20 | 8 |
| 2:49 | | Rafer Alston shooting foul (David West draws the foul) | 20 | 8 |
| 2:49 | | David West makes free throw 1 of 2 | 20 | 9 |
| 2:49 | | David West makes free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 10 |
| 2:33 | | Chuck Hayes lost ball (Chris Paul steals) | 20 | 10 |
| 2:29 | | Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Chris Paul assists) | 20 | 12 |
| 2:03 | | Chuck Hayes lost ball (Bonzi Wells steals) | 20 | 12 |
| 1:54 | | David West makes driving dunk (Chris Paul assists) | 20 | 14 |
| 1:27 | | Shane Battier misses three point jumper | 20 | 14 |
| 1:24 | | David West defensive rebound | 20 | 14 |
| 1:20 | | Chris Paul lost ball (Tracy McGrady steals) | 20 | 14 |
| 1:15 | | Tracy McGrady misses 8-foot jumper | 20 | 14 |
| 1:14 | | Tracy McGrady offensive rebound | 22 | 14 |
| 1:14 | | Tracy McGrady makes layup | 22 | 14 |
| 58.9 | | Tyson Chandler misses layup | 22 | 14 |
| 56.9 | | Chris Paul offensive rebound | 22 | 14 |
| 55.1 | | Chris Paul makes layup | 22 | 16 |
| 33.4 | | Dikembe Mutombo makes hook shot (Tracy McGrady assists) | 24 | 16 |
| 9.9 | | Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper | 24 | 16 |
| 8.9 | | Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound | 24 | 16 |
| 1.1 | | Rafer Alston misses layup | 24 | 16 |
| 0.2 | | Tracy McGrady offensive rebound | 24 | 16 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 24 | 16 | |
Matchups
Game Information
New Orleans, LA
Referee:Tom Washington
Referee:Sean Corbin
Referee:Leroy Richardson
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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