New Orleans Hornets @ Houston Rockets
37-45, 13-28 Away
123
37-45, 13-28 Away
42-40, 23-18 Home
115
42-40, 23-18 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- David West makes 8-foot jumper
- David West makes 17-foot jumper (Marcus Thornton assists)
- Kevin Martin misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Thornton makes driving layup (Darren Collison assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 20-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- David West makes 16-foot jumper (Marcus Thornton assists)
- Luis Scola misses 19-foot jumper
- Kevin Martin makes 20-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- David West makes 4-foot two point shot (Darren Collison assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Marcus Thornton makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
- Luis Scola makes 18-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Morris Peterson makes three point jumper (David West assists)
- David West makes 9-foot two point shot (Darren Collison assists)
- Chuck Hayes makes two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Morris Peterson misses 18-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes 10-foot two point shot
- David West makes 13-foot two point shot
- Emeka Okafor makes 9-foot two point shot
- Trevor Ariza makes 23-foot three point jumper
- Chuck Hayes blocks David West's layup
- Kevin Martin misses layup
- Trevor Ariza makes tip shot
- Emeka Okafor misses 16-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 19-foot jumper
- Chuck Hayes blocks Darren Collison's driving layup
- Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Darren Collison assists)
- Luis Scola misses 22-foot jumper
- Emeka Okafor makes 6-foot two point shot (Darren Collison assists)
- Chuck Hayes makes layup (Luis Scola assists)
- Julian Wright makes two point shot (David West assists)
- Aaron Brooks misses driving layup
- Morris Peterson makes layup (Darren Collison assists)
- Kevin Martin makes 23-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Kevin Martin makes 21-foot jumper (Jared Jeffries assists)
- Morris Peterson misses running jumper
- Jared Jeffries makes layup (Kyle Lowry assists)
- Darren Collison misses 18-foot jumper
- Darren Collison makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Chuck Hayes makes layup (Kyle Lowry assists)
- David West makes hook shot (James Posey assists)
- Jordan Hill misses 16-foot jumper
- Jordan Hill makes slam dunk (Chase Budinger assists)
- Aaron Gray makes layup
- Chase Budinger misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jared Jeffries blocks Aaron Gray's layup
- Jared Jeffries misses layup
- David West makes layup (Julian Wright assists)
- Kyle Lowry makes driving layup
- Darren Collison makes 16-foot two point shot
- Jared Jeffries makes layup (Jermaine Taylor assists)
- David West misses 16-foot jumper
- Aaron Gray makes two point shot
- Chase Budinger misses 22-foot jumper
- James Posey makes driving layup
- Darius Songaila misses 21-foot jumper
- Julian Wright makes tip shot
- Jermaine Taylor makes driving layup
- Darius Songaila misses jumper
- Jermaine Taylor misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chase Budinger misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola makes 19-foot jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
- Chuck Hayes makes two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Darius Songaila misses 20-foot jumper
- James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks blocks James Posey's layup
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Darren Collison misses 17-foot jumper
- Kevin Martin makes 22-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Aaron Brooks makes 12-foot two point shot
- Aaron Brooks misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Darren Collison makes 8-foot two point shot
- Trevor Ariza makes two point shot (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Darius Songaila misses layup
- Trevor Ariza misses three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 3-foot two point shot
- David West misses 13-foot two point shot
- Darren Collison makes 25-foot three point jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)
- Luis Scola misses 9-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes tip shot
- Aaron Brooks misses 13-foot running jumper
- Kevin Martin misses three point jumper
- Marcus Thornton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Morris Peterson assists)
- Luis Scola misses 19-foot jumper
- David West makes two point shot (Darren Collison assists)
- Kevin Martin makes 16-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- David West makes 16-foot jumper (Darren Collison assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses two point shot
- Marcus Thornton misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 8-foot running jumper
- David West makes 15-foot two point shot
- Luis Scola makes 6-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Morris Peterson makes 17-foot jumper
- Kevin Martin makes 18-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Darren Collison makes 21-foot jumper (Marcus Thornton assists)
- Aaron Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luis Scola assists)
- Morris Peterson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)
- Trevor Ariza blocks Darren Collison's three point jumper
- Darren Collison makes layup (Marcus Thornton assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes 18-foot jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
- David West makes two point shot
- Kevin Martin misses driving layup
- Chuck Hayes makes layup (Kevin Martin assists)
- Aaron Brooks misses driving layup
- Luis Scola makes tip shot
- David West makes 10-foot two point shot (Darren Collison assists)
- Luis Scola misses 18-foot jumper
- Morris Peterson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darren Collison assists)
- Aaron Brooks makes 9-foot running jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Darren Collison makes 8-foot running jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Martin assists)
- Marcus Thornton misses 21-foot jumper
- Kevin Martin misses 17-foot jumper
- Jared Jeffries makes tip shot
- Darren Collison makes 12-foot jumper (David West assists)
- Marcus Thornton misses 21-foot two point shot
- Trevor Ariza makes driving layup (Kyle Lowry assists)
- Jared Jeffries misses 16-foot jumper
- Marcus Thornton makes 19-foot two point shot
- Chase Budinger makes two point shot (Kyle Lowry assists)
- Chase Budinger misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Darren Collison makes driving layup
- Kyle Lowry misses 26-foot three point jumper
- David West makes 6-foot jumper
- Jared Jeffries misses layup
- Marcus Thornton makes two point shot (David West assists)
- Kyle Lowry misses driving layup
- Darius Songaila misses driving layup
- Chase Budinger makes two point shot (Kyle Lowry assists)
- David West makes layup
- Chase Budinger makes 19-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- James Posey misses three point jumper
- Chase Budinger makes layup (Kyle Lowry assists)
- David West makes 6-foot jumper (Marcus Thornton assists)
- Kyle Lowry misses driving layup
- Chase Budinger misses 24-foot three point jumper
- David West blocks Chase Budinger's layup
- Chase Budinger misses layup
- Marcus Thornton makes driving layup
- James Posey makes three point jumper (Marcus Thornton assists)
- Kevin Martin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chase Budinger assists)
- Darius Songaila makes driving layup
- Kevin Martin misses 22-foot jumper
- Kyle Lowry makes driving layup
- Marcus Thornton makes layup (David West assists)
- Chuck Hayes makes two point shot
- Darren Collison makes 19-foot two point shot
- Kyle Lowry misses jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes layup (Luis Scola assists)
- David West misses 14-foot two point shot
- Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Darren Collison makes 21-foot jumper
- James Posey makes three point jumper (Darren Collison assists)
- Luis Scola makes 7-foot two point shot
- Darius Songaila misses 16-foot jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses two point shot
- Trevor Ariza blocks Darren Collison's layup
- Trevor Ariza makes driving dunk (Luis Scola assists)
- James Posey misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Darius Songaila blocks Luis Scola's layup
- Marcus Thornton makes two point shot
- Darius Songaila misses 20-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 7-foot two point shot
- Darren Collison misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Martin makes driving layup
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Emeka Okafor vs. Luis Scola (Darren Collison gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:45 | | David West makes 8-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 11:26 | | Trevor Ariza bad pass (Emeka Okafor steals) | 2 | 0 |
| 11:18 | | David West makes 17-foot jumper (Marcus Thornton assists) | 4 | 0 |
| 11:08 | | Kevin Martin misses 27-foot three point jumper | 4 | 0 |
| 11:06 | | David West defensive rebound | 4 | 0 |
| 11:03 | | Marcus Thornton makes driving layup (Darren Collison assists) | 6 | 0 |
| 10:37 | | Trevor Ariza misses 20-foot jumper | 6 | 0 |
| 10:37 | | Emeka Okafor defensive rebound | 6 | 0 |
| 10:25 | | Chuck Hayes shooting foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul) | 6 | 0 |
| 10:25 | | Emeka Okafor makes free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 10:25 | | Emeka Okafor misses free throw 2 of 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 10:25 | | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | 7 | 0 |
| 10:07 | | Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper | 7 | 0 |
| 10:07 | | Emeka Okafor defensive rebound | 7 | 0 |
| 9:56 | | Luis Scola personal foul (David West draws the foul) | 7 | 0 |
| 9:52 | | David West makes 16-foot jumper (Marcus Thornton assists) | 9 | 0 |
| 9:36 | | Luis Scola misses 19-foot jumper | 9 | 0 |
| 9:34 | | Houston offensive team rebound | 9 | 0 |
| 9:34 | | Houston 20 Sec. timeout | 9 | 0 |
| 9:30 | | Kevin Martin makes 20-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists) | 9 | 2 |
| 9:11 | | David West makes 4-foot two point shot (Darren Collison assists) | 11 | 2 |
| 9:02 | | Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists) | 11 | 5 |
| 8:41 | | Marcus Thornton makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists) | 14 | 5 |
| 8:26 | | Luis Scola makes 18-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists) | 14 | 7 |
| 8:11 | | Morris Peterson makes three point jumper (David West assists) | 17 | 7 |
| 8:00 | | Marcus Thornton shooting foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul) | 17 | 7 |
| 8:00 | | Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 8 |
| 8:00 | | Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 9 |
| 7:46 | | David West makes 9-foot two point shot (Darren Collison assists) | 19 | 9 |
| 7:26 | | Chuck Hayes makes two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists) | 19 | 11 |
| 7:05 | | Morris Peterson misses 18-foot jumper | 19 | 11 |
| 7:03 | | Chuck Hayes defensive rebound | 19 | 11 |
| 6:54 | | Luis Scola makes 10-foot two point shot | 19 | 13 |
| 6:33 | | Emeka Okafor traveling | 19 | 13 |
| 6:18 | | Emeka Okafor shooting foul (Chuck Hayes draws the foul) | 19 | 13 |
| 6:18 | | Chuck Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 14 |
| 6:18 | | Chuck Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2 | 19 | 15 |
| 5:56 | | David West makes 13-foot two point shot | 21 | 15 |
| 5:45 | | Marcus Thornton shooting foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul) | 21 | 15 |
| 5:45 | | Houston full timeout | 21 | 15 |
| 5:45 | | Julian Wright enters the game for Marcus Thornton | 21 | 15 |
| 5:45 | | Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 16 |
| 5:45 | | Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2 | 21 | 17 |
| 5:28 | | Emeka Okafor makes 9-foot two point shot | 23 | 17 |
| 5:03 | | Trevor Ariza makes 23-foot three point jumper | 23 | 20 |
| 4:48 | | Chuck Hayes blocks David West's layup | 23 | 20 |
| 4:47 | | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | 23 | 20 |
| 4:43 | | Kevin Martin misses layup | 23 | 20 |
| 4:41 | | Trevor Ariza offensive rebound | 23 | 22 |
| 4:41 | | Trevor Ariza makes tip shot | 23 | 22 |
| 4:22 | | Emeka Okafor misses 16-foot jumper | 23 | 22 |
| 4:22 | | Aaron Brooks defensive rebound | 23 | 22 |
| 4:09 | | Trevor Ariza misses 19-foot jumper | 23 | 22 |
| 4:07 | | Morris Peterson defensive rebound | 23 | 22 |
| 4:00 | | Aaron Brooks personal foul (Darren Collison draws the foul) | 23 | 22 |
| 3:47 | | Chuck Hayes blocks Darren Collison's driving layup | 23 | 22 |
| 3:47 | | Aaron Brooks defensive rebound | 23 | 22 |
| 3:43 | | Morris Peterson shooting foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul) | 23 | 22 |
| 3:43 | | Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 2 | 23 | 23 |
| 3:43 | | Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2 | 23 | 24 |
| 3:27 | | Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Darren Collison assists) | 25 | 24 |
| 3:09 | | Luis Scola misses 22-foot jumper | 25 | 24 |
| 3:06 | | David West defensive rebound | 25 | 24 |
| 2:59 | | Emeka Okafor makes 6-foot two point shot (Darren Collison assists) | 27 | 24 |
| 2:43 | | Chuck Hayes makes layup (Luis Scola assists) | 27 | 26 |
| 2:29 | | Julian Wright makes two point shot (David West assists) | 29 | 26 |
| 2:18 | | Aaron Brooks misses driving layup | 29 | 26 |
| 2:16 | | David West defensive rebound | 29 | 26 |
| 2:13 | | Morris Peterson makes layup (Darren Collison assists) | 31 | 26 |
| 1:55 | | Kevin Martin makes 23-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists) | 31 | 28 |
| 1:42 | | David West offensive foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul) | 31 | 28 |
| 1:42 | | David West turnover | 31 | 28 |
| 1:42 | | New Orleans full timeout | 31 | 28 |
| 1:42 | | Jared Jeffries enters the game for Luis Scola | 31 | 28 |
| 1:42 | | Kyle Lowry enters the game for Aaron Brooks | 31 | 28 |
| 1:31 | | Kevin Martin makes 21-foot jumper (Jared Jeffries assists) | 31 | 30 |
| 1:13 | | Morris Peterson misses running jumper | 31 | 30 |
| 1:10 | | Chuck Hayes defensive rebound | 31 | 30 |
| 59.5 | | Jared Jeffries makes layup (Kyle Lowry assists) | 31 | 32 |
| 41.9 | | Darren Collison misses 18-foot jumper | 31 | 32 |
| 40.9 | | Kevin Martin defensive rebound | 31 | 32 |
| 36.5 | | Emeka Okafor personal foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul) | 31 | 32 |
| 36.5 | | Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 2 | 31 | 32 |
| 36.5 | | Houston offensive team rebound | 31 | 32 |
| 36.5 | | Trevor Ariza misses free throw 2 of 2 | 31 | 32 |
| 36.5 | | Morris Peterson defensive rebound | 31 | 32 |
| 26.4 | | Darren Collison makes 27-foot three point jumper | 34 | 32 |
| 4.9 | | Chuck Hayes makes layup (Kyle Lowry assists) | 34 | 34 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 34 | 34 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Bennett Salvatore
Referee:Matt Boland
Referee:Eric Dalen
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 29 | 13 | .690 | - | W2 |
| Houston | 24 | 15 | .615 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Memphis | 17 | 23 | .425 | 11 | L1 |
| Dallas | 17 | 26 | .395 | 12.5 | W2 |
| New Orleans | 10 | 34 | .227 | 20 | L1 |
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