Houston Rockets @ New Orleans Hornets
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Ron Artest misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 7-foot jumper
- Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
- Luis Scola makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Rasual Butler makes two point shot
- Rasual Butler makes jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Luis Scola misses 8-foot hook shot
- Aaron Brooks makes layup (Ron Artest assists)
- Dikembe Mutombo blocks Julian Wright's 5-foot jumper
- David West misses 13-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
- David West makes layup (Rasual Butler assists)
- Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
- Tyson Chandler makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Ron Artest misses 13-foot jumper
- Julian Wright makes 12-foot two point shot
- Aaron Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Dikembe Mutombo misses layup
- Luis Scola makes tip shot
- Luis Scola makes 16-foot jumper (Ron Artest assists)
- Julian Wright misses 15-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
- David West misses jumper
- Ron Artest misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
- David West blocks Aaron Brooks's layup
- David West blocks Luis Scola's 15-foot jumper
- Ron Artest misses 24-foot three point jumper
- David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)
- Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper
- David West misses 13-foot jumper
- Ron Artest misses 11-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses layup
- David West makes tip shot
- Sean Marks blocks Carl Landry's layup
- Carl Landry blocks Sean Marks's dunk
- Sean Marks makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Paul misses jumper
- Carl Landry makes dunk (Von Wafer assists)
- Shane Battier blocks Chris Paul's 26-foot three point jumper
- Sean Marks makes two point shot (Antonio Daniels assists)
- Chuck Hayes makes layup (Von Wafer assists)
- David West misses 17-foot jumper
- Carl Landry makes dunk (Von Wafer assists)
- Morris Peterson misses layup
- Brent Barry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
- James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Lowry makes layup (Brent Barry assists)
- Morris Peterson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
- Von Wafer makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
- Carl Landry misses 10-foot jumper
- Antonio Daniels misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brent Barry makes 13-foot two point shot
- James Posey misses layup
- Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper
- Brent Barry misses 26-foot three point jumper
- David West misses 15-foot jumper
- David West blocks Luis Scola's 7-foot jumper
- Rasual Butler misses 16-foot jumper
- Rasual Butler makes 13-foot jumper (James Posey assists)
- Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
- Ron Artest misses 14-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Ron Artest misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Dikembe Mutombo blocks Julian Wright's layup
- Shane Battier misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola misses 7-foot hook shot
- Julian Wright misses layup
- Julian Wright misses jumper
- Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
- Luis Scola makes 8-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Rasual Butler makes 13-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Paul makes 11-foot two point shot
- Ron Artest misses 23-foot three point jumper
- David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Ron Artest misses 19-foot jumper
- Julian Wright makes 14-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Julian Wright makes slam dunk (Rasual Butler assists)
- Ron Artest misses 20-foot jumper
- Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Luis Scola misses 13-foot hook shot
- Rasual Butler misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes layup (Ron Artest assists)
- Rasual Butler misses 15-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 10-foot two point shot
- David West misses 15-foot two point shot
- Aaron Brooks makes 21-foot jumper
- David West blocks Luis Scola's layup
- Ron Artest makes 12-foot two point shot
- Dikembe Mutombo blocks Julian Wright's layup
- Ron Artest makes 14-foot two point shot (Shane Battier assists)
- David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Ron Artest makes layup
- David West misses 12-foot jumper
- Ron Artest makes 19-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 9-foot two point shot
- Shane Battier makes 9-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul misses 10-foot jumper
- Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
- Luis Scola misses layup
- Chris Paul misses jumper
- Ron Artest misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Ron Artest misses 16-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 6-foot two point shot
- Shane Battier misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola misses 16-foot jumper
- James Posey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Rasual Butler misses 18-foot jumper
- Carl Landry misses 16-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 5-foot running jumper
- Tyson Chandler blocks Carl Landry's layup
- Ron Artest makes 16-foot jumper (Von Wafer assists)
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Chris Paul misses jumper
- David West makes two point shot
- Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper
- David West misses 15-foot jumper
- Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Posey makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Von Wafer makes layup (Carl Landry assists)
- Carl Landry blocks Chris Paul's layup
- Shane Battier makes two point shot (Ron Artest assists)
- Rasual Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ron Artest makes two point shot
- Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
- David West makes 15-foot two point shot (Rasual Butler assists)
- Ron Artest makes driving layup
- James Posey misses 15-foot jumper
- Carl Landry makes dunk (Von Wafer assists)
- Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Von Wafer misses 17-foot jumper
- David West misses 7-foot jumper
- Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Posey misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Julian Wright misses tip shot
- Shane Battier misses three point jumper
- Rasual Butler misses 18-foot jumper
- Ron Artest misses 19-foot jumper
- Von Wafer makes dunk (Kyle Lowry assists)
- David West misses 22-foot jumper
- Rasual Butler makes 27-foot three point jumper
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 (Luis Scola gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:41 | Ron Artest misses 26-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:40 | David West defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:19 | Chris Paul misses 7-foot jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:18 | Tyson Chandler offensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:18 | Tyson Chandler misses tip shot | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:18 | Ron Artest defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:07 | Luis Scola makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists) | 2 | 0 | |
| 10:52 | Rasual Butler makes two point shot | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:41 | Aaron Brooks bad pass (Chris Paul steals) | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:36 | Rasual Butler makes jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 2 | 4 | |
| 10:17 | Luis Scola misses 8-foot hook shot | 2 | 4 | |
| 10:15 | David West defensive rebound | 2 | 4 | |
| 10:07 | Julian Wright lost ball (Ron Artest steals) | 2 | 4 | |
| 10:04 | Aaron Brooks makes layup (Ron Artest assists) | 4 | 4 | |
| 9:37 | Dikembe Mutombo blocks Julian Wright's 5-foot jumper | 4 | 4 | |
| 9:33 | David West offensive rebound | 4 | 4 | |
| 9:32 | David West misses 13-foot jumper | 4 | 4 | |
| 9:30 | Ron Artest defensive rebound | 4 | 4 | |
| 9:18 | Aaron Brooks makes driving layup | 6 | 4 | |
| 8:56 | David West makes layup (Rasual Butler assists) | 6 | 6 | |
| 8:33 | Luis Scola turnover | 6 | 6 | |
| 8:23 | Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper | 6 | 8 | |
| 8:03 | Luis Scola makes layup (Shane Battier assists) | 8 | 8 | |
| 7:45 | Tyson Chandler makes layup (Chris Paul assists) | 8 | 10 | |
| 7:28 | Ron Artest misses 13-foot jumper | 8 | 10 | |
| 7:26 | Julian Wright defensive rebound | 8 | 10 | |
| 7:20 | Julian Wright makes 12-foot two point shot | 8 | 12 | |
| 7:09 | Aaron Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper | 11 | 12 | |
| 6:58 | Chris Paul offensive foul (Aaron Brooks draws the foul) | 11 | 12 | |
| 6:58 | Chris Paul turnover | 11 | 12 | |
| 6:46 | Dikembe Mutombo misses layup | 11 | 12 | |
| 6:45 | Luis Scola offensive rebound | 13 | 12 | |
| 6:45 | Luis Scola makes tip shot | 13 | 12 | |
| 6:37 | Aaron Brooks shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul) | 13 | 12 | |
| 6:37 | Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 13 | |
| 6:37 | Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 14 | |
| 6:20 | Luis Scola makes 16-foot jumper (Ron Artest assists) | 15 | 14 | |
| 6:07 | Julian Wright misses 15-foot jumper | 15 | 14 | |
| 6:07 | Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound | 15 | 14 | |
| 5:52 | Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper | 15 | 14 | |
| 5:52 | Houston defensive rebound | 15 | 14 | |
| 5:52 | New Orleans full timeout | 15 | 14 | |
| 5:52 | James Posey enters the game for Julian Wright | 15 | 14 | |
| 5:30 | David West misses jumper | 15 | 14 | |
| 5:28 | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 15 | 14 | |
| 5:15 | Ron Artest misses 24-foot three point jumper | 15 | 14 | |
| 5:13 | Dikembe Mutombo offensive rebound | 15 | 14 | |
| 5:05 | Aaron Brooks makes driving layup | 17 | 14 | |
| 4:46 | Rasual Butler bad pass (Luis Scola steals) | 17 | 14 | |
| 4:26 | David West blocks Aaron Brooks's layup | 17 | 14 | |
| 4:26 | Houston offensive rebound | 17 | 14 | |
| 4:24 | David West blocks Luis Scola's 15-foot jumper | 17 | 14 | |
| 4:22 | Tyson Chandler defensive rebound | 17 | 14 | |
| 4:00 | James Posey lost ball (Luis Scola steals) | 17 | 14 | |
| 3:53 | Ron Artest misses 24-foot three point jumper | 17 | 14 | |
| 3:51 | David West defensive rebound | 17 | 14 | |
| 3:40 | David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 17 | 16 | |
| 3:16 | Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists) | 20 | 16 | |
| 2:56 | Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper | 20 | 18 | |
| 2:31 | Aaron Brooks lost ball (Chris Paul steals) | 20 | 18 | |
| 2:16 | Houston full timeout | 20 | 18 | |
| 2:16 | Kyle Lowry enters the game for Dikembe Mutombo | 20 | 18 | |
| 2:16 | Carl Landry enters the game for Aaron Brooks | 20 | 18 | |
| 2:16 | Sean Marks enters the game for Tyson Chandler | 20 | 18 | |
| 2:05 | David West misses 13-foot jumper | 20 | 18 | |
| 2:04 | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 20 | 18 | |
| 1:50 | Ron Artest misses 11-foot two point shot | 20 | 18 | |
| 1:47 | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 20 | 18 | |
| 1:37 | Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper | 20 | 18 | |
| 1:36 | Chris Paul offensive rebound | 20 | 18 | |
| 1:32 | Chris Paul misses layup | 20 | 18 | |
| 1:31 | David West offensive rebound | 20 | 20 | |
| 1:31 | David West makes tip shot | 20 | 20 | |
| 1:15 | Sean Marks blocks Carl Landry's layup | 20 | 20 | |
| 1:15 | Houston defensive rebound | 20 | 20 | |
| 1:15 | Von Wafer enters the game for Ron Artest | 20 | 20 | |
| 1:15 | Jumpball: Carl Landry vs. Sean Marks (Chris Paul gains possession) | 20 | 20 | |
| 1:02 | Carl Landry blocks Sean Marks's dunk | 20 | 20 | |
| 59.9 | David West offensive rebound | 20 | 20 | |
| 45.8 | Sean Marks makes layup (Chris Paul assists) | 20 | 22 | |
| 45.8 | Carl Landry shooting foul (Sean Marks draws the foul) | 20 | 22 | |
| 45.8 | Sean Marks makes free throw 1 of 1 | 20 | 23 | |
| 31.2 | Rasual Butler shooting foul (Von Wafer draws the foul) | 20 | 23 | |
| 31.2 | Von Wafer misses free throw 1 of 2 | 20 | 23 | |
| 31.2 | Houston offensive rebound | 20 | 23 | |
| 31.2 | Von Wafer makes free throw 2 of 2 | 21 | 23 | |
| 10.9 | Chris Paul misses jumper | 21 | 23 | |
| 9.7 | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 21 | 23 | |
| 6.4 | Carl Landry makes dunk (Von Wafer assists) | 23 | 23 | |
| 0.0 | Shane Battier blocks Chris Paul's 26-foot three point jumper | 23 | 23 | |
| 0.0 | New Orleans offensive rebound | 23 | 23 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 23 | 23 | |
Matchups
Game Information
New Orleans, LA

Referee:Steve Javie
Referee:Derek Richardson
Referee:Bill Spooner

2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 28 | 13 | .683 | - | W1 |
| Houston | 23 | 15 | .605 | 3.5 | L1 |
| Memphis | 17 | 23 | .425 | 10.5 | L1 |
| Dallas | 16 | 26 | .381 | 12.5 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 10 | 33 | .233 | 19 | W1 |
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