New Orleans Hornets @ Houston Rockets
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Luis Scola makes layup
- Melvin Ely misses 13-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 9-foot hook shot
- David West misses 11-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 9-foot two point shot
- Rasual Butler makes 22-foot two point shot
- Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
- David West misses 8-foot two point shot
- Luis Scola makes 9-foot two point shot
- Aaron Brooks misses layup
- Rasual Butler misses 18-foot jumper
- Melvin Ely makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Luis Scola misses 18-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming misses layup
- Luis Scola makes tip shot
- David West misses 8-foot jumper
- David West makes layup
- Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Melvin Ely makes 8-foot two point shot
- Yao Ming makes 10-foot jumper
- Shane Battier blocks Melvin Ely's layup
- Rasual Butler misses 17-foot jumper
- Ron Artest misses 9-foot two point shot
- David West misses 10-foot two point shot
- Ron Artest misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 20-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
- David West makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Shane Battier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)
- Sean Marks makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- David West blocks Ron Artest's layup
- David West misses 7-foot hook shot
- Sean Marks makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Ron Artest misses 19-foot jumper
- David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Paul misses 16-foot two point shot
- Sean Marks misses two point shot
- Luis Scola misses two point shot
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Von Wafer makes 23-foot two point shot (Ron Artest assists)
- Sean Marks makes dunk (James Posey assists)
- Carl Landry makes 17-foot jumper (Brent Barry assists)
- James Posey misses layup
- James Posey misses tip shot
- James Posey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
- Yao Ming misses 8-foot hook shot
- David West misses 9-foot jumper
- James Posey makes 8-foot jumper
- Von Wafer makes driving layup
- James Posey makes 9-foot two point shot
- Carl Landry makes two point shot (Von Wafer assists)
- Devin Brown misses 7-foot running jumper
- Kyle Lowry makes layup (Brent Barry assists)
- Peja Stojakovic misses 21-foot jumper
- Brent Barry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Von Wafer makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brent Barry assists)
- Kyle Lowry blocks Antonio Daniels's 13-foot running jumper
- James Posey misses 6-foot hook shot
- Kyle Lowry makes layup (Yao Ming assists)
- Von Wafer misses 18-foot jumper
- Rasual Butler misses 8-foot two point shot
- Von Wafer makes driving layup
- Melvin Ely misses 9-foot hook shot
- Yao Ming misses 7-foot hook shot
- Brent Barry misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Brent Barry blocks Melvin Ely's layup
- Von Wafer misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
- Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ron Artest misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rasual Butler misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Ron Artest makes 23-foot jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
- David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Kyle Lowry misses 8-foot running jumper
- Chris Paul misses driving layup
- Ron Artest misses 21-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Lowry misses 20-foot jumper
- Ron Artest misses 17-foot two point shot
- Ron Artest misses layup
- Peja Stojakovic misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes 11-foot two point shot (Ron Artest assists)
- David West misses 13-foot two point shot
- Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier blocks Rasual Butler's layup
- Chris Paul misses 22-foot jumper
- Melvin Ely misses 10-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 11-foot two point shot
- Shane Battier makes tip shot
- David West misses 17-foot two point shot
- Yao Ming makes 9-foot hook shot (Ron Artest assists)
- Peja Stojakovic misses 8-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 10-foot two point shot
- Luis Scola misses 20-foot jumper
- David West makes 13-foot jumper
- Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming blocks Chris Paul's layup
- Aaron Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
- Peja Stojakovic misses 20-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 14-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- David West makes 13-foot two point shot
- Ron Artest makes slam dunk (Shane Battier assists)
- Yao Ming blocks Sean Marks's layup
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Aaron Brooks makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)
- Rasual Butler misses 9-foot two point shot
- Aaron Brooks misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Von Wafer makes 9-foot running jumper
- David West misses 12-foot two point shot
- Luis Scola misses 19-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes 19-foot jumper
- Von Wafer makes 21-foot two point shot
- James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Sean Marks makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Luis Scola misses 13-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
- James Posey misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Lowry misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Devin Brown misses 17-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup
- Sean Marks makes 21-foot jumper (Julian Wright assists)
- Antonio Daniels makes 19-foot two point shot
- Yao Ming makes 11-foot two point shot (Kyle Lowry assists)
- Julian Wright misses driving layup
- James Posey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
- Von Wafer misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier makes layup (Yao Ming assists)
- James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Julian Wright misses 19-foot two point shot
- Von Wafer misses 22-foot jumper
- Carl Landry makes layup
- Carl Landry makes 12-foot jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
- Antonio Daniels makes 25-foot three point jumper (Hilton Armstrong assists)
- Ron Artest misses 22-foot jumper
- Morris Peterson misses layup
- Hilton Armstrong misses layup
- Morris Peterson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Julian Wright makes 19-foot jumper
- James Posey makes dunk (Julian Wright assists)
- Carl Landry makes layup (Chuck Hayes assists)
- Julian Wright misses 12-foot running jumper
- Hilton Armstrong misses 9-foot jumper
- Von Wafer misses 22-foot jumper
- Brent Barry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
- Devin Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
- Chuck Hayes makes hook shot (Brent Barry assists)
- Brian Cook misses 17-foot jumper
- Brian Cook misses 20-foot jumper
- Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Antonio Daniels makes dunk (Hilton Armstrong assists)
- Julian Wright misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | Jumpball: Melvin Ely vs. Yao Ming (Aaron Brooks gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:37 | Luis Scola makes layup | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:15 | Melvin Ely misses 13-foot jumper | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:15 | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:03 | Yao Ming misses 9-foot hook shot | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:02 | Rasual Butler defensive rebound | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:51 | David West misses 11-foot jumper | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:49 | Ron Artest defensive rebound | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:33 | Yao Ming makes 9-foot two point shot | 0 | 4 | |
| 10:17 | Rasual Butler makes 22-foot two point shot | 2 | 4 | |
| 10:02 | Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper | 2 | 4 | |
| 10:00 | Melvin Ely defensive rebound | 2 | 4 | |
| 9:45 | David West misses 8-foot two point shot | 2 | 4 | |
| 9:42 | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 2 | 4 | |
| 9:29 | Luis Scola makes 9-foot two point shot | 2 | 6 | |
| 9:15 | Melvin Ely bad pass (Luis Scola steals) | 2 | 6 | |
| 9:10 | Aaron Brooks misses layup | 2 | 6 | |
| 9:07 | David West defensive rebound | 2 | 6 | |
| 9:00 | Rasual Butler misses 18-foot jumper | 2 | 6 | |
| 9:00 | Melvin Ely offensive rebound | 2 | 6 | |
| 8:45 | Melvin Ely makes layup (Chris Paul assists) | 4 | 6 | |
| 8:32 | Luis Scola misses 18-foot jumper | 4 | 6 | |
| 8:30 | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 4 | 6 | |
| 8:23 | Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper | 4 | 6 | |
| 8:22 | Rasual Butler offensive rebound | 4 | 6 | |
| 8:04 | Melvin Ely turnover | 4 | 6 | |
| 7:46 | Yao Ming misses layup | 4 | 6 | |
| 7:45 | Luis Scola offensive rebound | 4 | 8 | |
| 7:45 | Luis Scola makes tip shot | 4 | 8 | |
| 7:31 | David West misses 8-foot jumper | 4 | 8 | |
| 7:30 | David West offensive rebound | 4 | 8 | |
| 7:28 | David West makes layup | 6 | 8 | |
| 7:11 | Melvin Ely shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul) | 6 | 8 | |
| 7:11 | Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2 | 6 | 9 | |
| 7:11 | Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2 | 6 | 10 | |
| 7:00 | Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper | 6 | 10 | |
| 6:58 | Melvin Ely offensive rebound | 6 | 10 | |
| 6:45 | Melvin Ely makes 8-foot two point shot | 8 | 10 | |
| 6:31 | Yao Ming offensive foul (Melvin Ely draws the foul) | 8 | 10 | |
| 6:31 | Yao Ming turnover | 8 | 10 | |
| 6:20 | Luis Scola shooting foul (David West draws the foul) | 8 | 10 | |
| 6:20 | David West makes free throw 1 of 2 | 9 | 10 | |
| 6:20 | David West makes free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 10 | |
| 6:07 | Yao Ming makes 10-foot jumper | 10 | 12 | |
| 5:48 | Shane Battier blocks Melvin Ely's layup | 10 | 12 | |
| 5:45 | Melvin Ely offensive rebound | 10 | 12 | |
| 5:43 | Houston full timeout | 10 | 12 | |
| 5:41 | Rasual Butler misses 17-foot jumper | 10 | 12 | |
| 5:39 | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 10 | 12 | |
| 5:20 | Ron Artest misses 9-foot two point shot | 10 | 12 | |
| 5:18 | Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound | 10 | 12 | |
| 4:56 | David West misses 10-foot two point shot | 10 | 12 | |
| 4:54 | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 10 | 12 | |
| 4:46 | Melvin Ely personal foul (Aaron Brooks draws the foul) | 10 | 12 | |
| 4:46 | James Posey enters the game for Peja Stojakovic | 10 | 12 | |
| 4:33 | Ron Artest misses 23-foot three point jumper | 10 | 12 | |
| 4:31 | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 10 | 12 | |
| 4:26 | Aaron Brooks personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul) | 10 | 12 | |
| 4:26 | Sean Marks enters the game for Melvin Ely | 10 | 12 | |
| 4:09 | Chris Paul makes 20-foot jumper | 12 | 12 | |
| 3:49 | Aaron Brooks makes driving layup | 12 | 14 | |
| 3:27 | David West makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 14 | 14 | |
| 3:10 | Shane Battier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists) | 14 | 17 | |
| 2:57 | Sean Marks makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists) | 16 | 17 | |
| 2:43 | David West blocks Ron Artest's layup | 16 | 17 | |
| 2:43 | Houston defensive rebound | 16 | 17 | |
| 2:43 | New Orleans full timeout | 16 | 17 | |
| 2:43 | Von Wafer enters the game for Shane Battier | 16 | 17 | |
| 2:43 | Carl Landry enters the game for Yao Ming | 16 | 17 | |
| 2:43 | Devin Brown enters the game for Rasual Butler | 16 | 17 | |
| 2:27 | David West misses 7-foot hook shot | 16 | 17 | |
| 2:23 | David West offensive rebound | 16 | 17 | |
| 2:11 | Sean Marks makes dunk (Chris Paul assists) | 18 | 17 | |
| 1:53 | Ron Artest misses 19-foot jumper | 18 | 17 | |
| 1:52 | Devin Brown defensive rebound | 18 | 17 | |
| 1:42 | David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 20 | 17 | |
| 1:29 | Aaron Brooks bad pass (Devin Brown steals) | 20 | 17 | |
| 1:22 | Chris Paul misses 16-foot two point shot | 20 | 17 | |
| 1:20 | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 20 | 17 | |
| 1:10 | Carl Landry traveling | 20 | 17 | |
| 1:10 | Kyle Lowry enters the game for Aaron Brooks | 20 | 17 | |
| 53.3 | Sean Marks misses two point shot | 20 | 17 | |
| 50.9 | Carl Landry defensive rebound | 20 | 17 | |
| 42.9 | Luis Scola misses two point shot | 20 | 17 | |
| 40.8 | Sean Marks defensive rebound | 20 | 17 | |
| 32.5 | Chris Paul makes driving layup | 22 | 17 | |
| 13.7 | James Posey personal foul (Ron Artest draws the foul) | 22 | 17 | |
| 0.0 | Von Wafer makes 23-foot two point shot (Ron Artest assists) | 22 | 19 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 22 | 19 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX

Referee:Eddie F. Rush
Referee:Jim Clark
Referee:Tommy Nunez Jr.

2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 27 | 13 | .675 | - | L2 |
| Houston | 23 | 14 | .622 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Memphis | 17 | 22 | .436 | 9.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 15 | 25 | .375 | 12 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 10 | 33 | .233 | 18.5 | W1 |
NBA News

Brice Sensabaugh's 21-point first quarter NBA high off bench
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Vucevic's layup helps Bulls overcome Sensabaugh, Jazz for 128-126 win
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