Houston Rockets @ New Orleans Hornets
19-11, 10-8 Away
79
19-11, 10-8 Away
17-9, 10-4 Home
88
17-9, 10-4 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Tyson Chandler makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Yao Ming misses 13-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 16-foot two point shot
- Luis Scola makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Chris Paul misses layup
- Tracy McGrady misses jumper
- David West makes 9-foot jumper (Rasual Butler assists)
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- David West misses 17-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 10-foot hook shot
- David West misses 20-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tracy McGrady misses free throw 2 of 2
- David West misses 11-foot jumper
- Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
- Devin Brown misses layup
- Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luis Scola makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rasual Butler makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 10-foot jumper
- Luis Scola misses 15-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses layup
- Tyson Chandler misses two point shot
- Tyson Chandler makes layup
- Luis Scola makes two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 23-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier makes 10-foot hook shot
- Rasual Butler misses 19-foot jumper
- Luis Scola misses 11-foot jumper
- Rasual Butler blocks Luis Scola's layup
- Rasual Butler misses jumper
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Yao Ming makes 8-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper (Melvin Ely assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola misses layup
- David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes 23-foot jumper
- Sean Marks misses 19-foot jumper
- Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
- Sean Marks misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Luther Head misses 13-foot jumper
- Melvin Ely misses 6-foot hook shot
- Luther Head makes 9-foot running jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Carl Landry misses free throw 1 of 2
- Carl Landry makes free throw 2 of 2
- Antonio Daniels makes two point shot
- Brent Barry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Chuck Hayes misses 11-foot hook shot
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luther Head makes 23-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Aaron Brooks misses 20-foot jumper
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luther Head misses 18-foot jumper
- Carl Landry makes layup
- Rasual Butler makes 12-foot two point shot
- Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
- David West makes 7-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes layup (Chuck Hayes assists)
- Rasual Butler makes driving layup
- Carl Landry misses 15-foot jumper
- Chuck Hayes misses tip shot
- Aaron Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brent Barry assists)
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West makes free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming misses 9-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul makes 6-foot two point shot
- Yao Ming makes hook shot
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 1
- David West makes 19-foot jumper (Melvin Ely assists)
- Yao Ming misses 12-foot jumper
- Carl Landry makes layup
- Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
- Melvin Ely makes 10-foot hook shot
- Carl Landry makes driving layup
- David West misses 16-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Posey misses free throw 1 of 2
- James Posey makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 20-foot jumper
- Luis Scola misses 20-foot jumper
- David West misses 11-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)
- Yao Ming makes 8-foot two point shot
- Devin Brown misses 16-foot jumper
- David West makes layup
- David West makes free throw 1 of 1
- Rafer Alston makes 24-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
- David West misses 21-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 18-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes layup (Rasual Butler assists)
- Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tyson Chandler makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- Rasual Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper
- David West misses layup
- Chris Paul misses 9-foot jumper
- Rasual Butler makes tip shot
- Yao Ming makes 6-foot hook shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier misses three point jumper
- Tyson Chandler misses 6-foot hook shot
- Tracy McGrady makes driving layup
- Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier makes three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Rasual Butler makes 18-foot jumper (David West assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
- Tyson Chandler makes 8-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Yao Ming makes layup
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 1
- Chris Paul misses running jumper
- Brent Barry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Tyson Chandler misses two point shot
- David West misses 11-foot two point shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper
- James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 12-foot jumper
- Tyson Chandler makes 8-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Luis Scola makes 11-foot hook shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Tyson Chandler makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 1
- Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot two point shot
- James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luther Head misses layup
- Antonio Daniels misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carl Landry makes 20-foot jumper
- Melvin Ely makes layup (David West assists)
- David West makes layup (Antonio Daniels assists)
- Luther Head misses layup
- Aaron Brooks makes 9-foot two point shot
- David West misses 9-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
- Luther Head makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luther Head misses free throw 2 of 2
- David West misses layup
- Aaron Brooks misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Brent Barry misses three point jumper
- Brent Barry makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brent Barry makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
- Brent Barry misses 24-foot three point jumper
- David West misses free throw 1 of 2
- David West misses free throw 2 of 2
- Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 14-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Posey makes 7-foot hook shot
- Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luis Scola makes free throw 2 of 2
- David West misses 12-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 9-foot two point shot
- Tyson Chandler makes tip shot
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2
- David West makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Yao Ming misses 15-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 20-foot two point shot
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 3
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 3
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 3 of 3
- Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tyson Chandler blocks Yao Ming's 9-foot two point shot
- James Posey makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Posey makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola misses layup
- James Posey misses free throw 1 of 2
- James Posey makes free throw 2 of 2
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. Tyson Chandler (Chris Paul gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Tyson Chandler makes dunk (Chris Paul assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 11:22 | | Yao Ming misses 13-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 11:22 | | Devin Brown defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 11:15 | | Chris Paul makes 16-foot two point shot | 0 | 4 |
| 10:59 | | Luis Scola makes layup (Rafer Alston assists) | 2 | 4 |
| 10:45 | | Chris Paul misses layup | 2 | 4 |
| 10:45 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| 10:33 | | Tracy McGrady misses jumper | 2 | 4 |
| 10:33 | | Tyson Chandler defensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| 10:18 | | David West makes 9-foot jumper (Rasual Butler assists) | 2 | 6 |
| 10:03 | | Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper | 2 | 6 |
| 10:03 | | Rasual Butler defensive rebound | 2 | 6 |
| 9:45 | | David West misses 17-foot jumper | 2 | 6 |
| 9:45 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 2 | 6 |
| 9:22 | | Yao Ming misses 10-foot hook shot | 2 | 6 |
| 9:21 | | Devin Brown defensive rebound | 2 | 6 |
| 8:56 | | David West misses 20-foot jumper | 2 | 6 |
| 8:55 | | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 2 | 6 |
| 8:44 | | Rasual Butler shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul) | 2 | 6 |
| 8:44 | | Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 8:44 | | Tracy McGrady misses free throw 2 of 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 8:42 | | Devin Brown defensive rebound | 3 | 6 |
| 8:22 | | David West misses 11-foot jumper | 3 | 6 |
| 8:21 | | Tyson Chandler offensive rebound | 3 | 6 |
| 8:21 | | Tyson Chandler misses tip shot | 3 | 6 |
| 8:19 | | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 3 | 6 |
| 8:14 | | Tracy McGrady lost ball (Chris Paul steals) | 3 | 6 |
| 8:07 | | Devin Brown misses layup | 3 | 6 |
| 8:07 | | Rafer Alston defensive rebound | 3 | 6 |
| 8:03 | | Tyson Chandler shooting foul (Luis Scola draws the foul) | 3 | 6 |
| 8:03 | | Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 8:03 | | Luis Scola makes free throw 2 of 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 7:54 | | Rasual Butler makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 5 | 8 |
| 7:39 | | Rafer Alston misses 10-foot jumper | 5 | 8 |
| 7:39 | | Shane Battier offensive rebound | 5 | 8 |
| 7:31 | | Luis Scola misses 15-foot jumper | 5 | 8 |
| 7:30 | | Yao Ming offensive rebound | 5 | 8 |
| 7:26 | | Yao Ming misses layup | 5 | 8 |
| 7:24 | | Rasual Butler defensive rebound | 5 | 8 |
| 7:13 | | Tyson Chandler misses two point shot | 5 | 8 |
| 7:13 | | Tyson Chandler offensive rebound | 5 | 8 |
| 7:11 | | Tyson Chandler makes layup | 5 | 10 |
| 6:48 | | Luis Scola makes two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists) | 7 | 10 |
| 6:22 | | Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper | 7 | 10 |
| 6:22 | | Chris Paul offensive rebound | 7 | 10 |
| 6:18 | | Chris Paul makes 23-foot three point jumper | 7 | 13 |
| 5:54 | | Shane Battier makes 10-foot hook shot | 9 | 13 |
| 5:35 | | Rasual Butler misses 19-foot jumper | 9 | 13 |
| 5:35 | | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 9 | 13 |
| 5:22 | | Luis Scola misses 11-foot jumper | 9 | 13 |
| 5:20 | | Tyson Chandler defensive rebound | 9 | 13 |
| 5:13 | | Chris Paul bad pass (Luis Scola steals) | 9 | 13 |
| 5:07 | | Rasual Butler blocks Luis Scola's layup | 9 | 13 |
| 5:05 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 9 | 13 |
| 5:00 | | Rasual Butler misses jumper | 9 | 13 |
| 4:58 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 9 | 13 |
| 4:43 | | Tyson Chandler shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul) | 9 | 13 |
| 4:43 | | New Orleans full timeout | 9 | 13 |
| 4:43 | | Melvin Ely enters the game for Tyson Chandler | 9 | 13 |
| 4:43 | | Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 13 |
| 4:43 | | Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 4:30 | | David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 11 | 15 |
| 4:09 | | Yao Ming makes 8-foot two point shot | 13 | 15 |
| 3:50 | | Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper (Melvin Ely assists) | 13 | 17 |
| 3:31 | | Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper | 13 | 17 |
| 3:30 | | Devin Brown defensive rebound | 13 | 17 |
| 3:15 | | Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper | 13 | 17 |
| 3:14 | | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound | 13 | 17 |
| 3:04 | | Yao Ming makes layup (Rafer Alston assists) | 15 | 17 |
| 2:50 | | Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper | 15 | 17 |
| 2:49 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 15 | 17 |
| 2:35 | | Luis Scola misses layup | 15 | 17 |
| 2:34 | | Melvin Ely defensive rebound | 15 | 17 |
| 2:26 | | David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists) | 15 | 19 |
| 2:08 | | Chris Paul shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul) | 15 | 19 |
| 2:08 | | Houston full timeout | 15 | 19 |
| 2:08 | | James Posey enters the game for Devin Brown | 15 | 19 |
| 2:08 | | Morris Peterson enters the game for Rasual Butler | 15 | 19 |
| 2:08 | | Brent Barry enters the game for Shane Battier | 15 | 19 |
| 2:08 | | Carl Landry enters the game for Yao Ming | 15 | 19 |
| 2:08 | | Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 2:08 | | Houston offensive rebound | 15 | 19 |
| 2:08 | | Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 19 |
| 2:04 | | Rafer Alston shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul) | 16 | 19 |
| 2:04 | | Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 20 |
| 2:04 | | Sean Marks enters the game for David West | 16 | 20 |
| 2:04 | | Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 21 |
| 1:47 | | Tracy McGrady makes 23-foot jumper | 18 | 21 |
| 1:38 | | Sean Marks misses 19-foot jumper | 18 | 21 |
| 1:37 | | Melvin Ely offensive rebound | 18 | 21 |
| 1:37 | | Carl Landry loose ball foul (Melvin Ely draws the foul) | 18 | 21 |
| 1:28 | | Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper | 18 | 21 |
| 1:27 | | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound | 18 | 21 |
| 1:02 | | Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper | 18 | 21 |
| 1:02 | | Houston offensive rebound | 18 | 21 |
| 1:02 | | shot clock violation | 18 | 21 |
| 46.9 | | Melvin Ely bad pass (Brent Barry steals) | 18 | 21 |
| 39.9 | | Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper | 18 | 21 |
| 39.3 | | Morris Peterson defensive rebound | 18 | 21 |
| 34.3 | | Luis Scola shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul) | 18 | 21 |
| 34.3 | | Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2 | 18 | 22 |
| 34.3 | | Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 23 |
| 14.9 | | Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper | 18 | 23 |
| 13.9 | | Morris Peterson defensive rebound | 18 | 23 |
| 1.1 | | Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper | 18 | 23 |
| 0.2 | | Sean Marks offensive rebound | 18 | 23 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 18 | 23 | |
Matchups
Game Information
New Orleans, LA
Referee:Monty McCutchen
Referee:Tony Brown
Referee:Olandis Poole
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 30 | 14 | .682 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 26 | 15 | .634 | 2.5 | W3 |
| Memphis | 18 | 24 | .429 | 11 | L1 |
| Dallas | 18 | 26 | .409 | 12 | W3 |
| New Orleans | 10 | 36 | .217 | 21 | L3 |
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