New Orleans Hornets @ Houston Rockets
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Trevor Ariza misses 17-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes two point shot (Kevin Martin assists)
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 1
- Marco Belinelli makes 17-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 12-foot jumper
- David West misses 18-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes free throw
- Chris Paul misses free throw
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marco Belinelli makes 26-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
- David West misses free throw 1 of 2
- David West makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Martin makes technical free throw
- Kevin Martin makes 2-foot two point shot (Yao Ming assists)
- Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 1
- Marco Belinelli misses 21-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 12-foot jumper
- David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Aaron Brooks makes 20-foot two point shot
- Kevin Martin makes three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Martin misses running jumper
- Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 2
- Emeka Okafor makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shane Battier misses three point jumper
- Emeka Okafor makes hook shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Yao Ming makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Chris Paul makes 2-foot two point shot
- Yao Ming makes 8-foot hook shot (Shane Battier assists)
- Kevin Martin misses layup
- Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
- David West makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Chuck Hayes makes 7-foot two point shot (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 7-foot jumper
- David West makes 21-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 22-foot jumper
- Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Paul makes layup
- Kevin Martin makes 16-foot two point shot
- Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Jordan Hill makes 2-foot two point shot (Chase Budinger assists)
- Jordan Hill misses jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses three point jumper
- Chase Budinger makes 5-foot jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
- Marcus Thornton misses 22-foot jumper
- Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Kyle Lowry misses 25-foot three pointer
- Chase Budinger misses 13-foot running jumper
- Jerryd Bayless misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Lee misses 22-foot jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses 7-foot running jumper
- Luis Scola misses 16-foot jumper
- Chase Budinger makes 2-foot two point shot (Courtney Lee assists)
- Willie Green misses 20-foot jumper
- Jerryd Bayless misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola misses 10-foot two point shot
- Marcus Thornton makes layup (Jerryd Bayless assists)
- Luis Scola misses 10-foot two point shot
- Jordan Hill makes 3-foot jumper
- Willie Green makes 15-foot two point shot
- Kyle Lowry misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chase Budinger misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Willie Green makes two point shot
- Courtney Lee makes 21-foot jumper
- Chase Budinger makes 6-foot two point shot
- Jerryd Bayless misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Lowry makes driving layup
- David West misses 8-foot two point shot
- Kyle Lowry misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kyle Lowry makes free throw 2 of 2
- Emeka Okafor makes free throw 1 of 2
- Emeka Okafor misses free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming misses two point shot
- Chase Budinger misses three point jumper
- David West misses 19-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 11-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
- Willie Green makes free throw 1 of 2
- Willie Green makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luis Scola misses 7-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Willie Green misses 13-foot two point shot
- Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
- Emeka Okafor makes 4-foot two point shot
- Marco Belinelli misses technical free throw
- David West misses 16-foot jumper
- Kevin Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 2
- Trevor Ariza misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 13-foot running jumper
- Jason Smith misses tip shot
- Kyle Lowry misses 4-foot two point shot
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Martin makes 22-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chuck Hayes makes 2-foot two point shot (Kyle Lowry assists)
- Chris Paul misses 11-foot two point shot
- Kevin Martin misses 9-foot running jumper
- Yao Ming makes 11-foot two point shot
- David West makes two point shot
- Aaron Brooks makes 28-foot three point jumper (Luis Scola assists)
- Marco Belinelli misses 11-foot running jumper
- Emeka Okafor makes free throw 1 of 2
- Emeka Okafor makes free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming makes 8-foot two point shot (Shane Battier assists)
- Emeka Okafor makes layup (David West assists)
- Aaron Brooks misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 22-foot three point jumper
- David West misses 10-foot jumper
- Marco Belinelli makes three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Marco Belinelli makes layup (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes driving layup
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 1
- Luis Scola misses two point shot
- Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
- Kevin Martin misses 4-foot two point shot
- Kevin Martin misses 13-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul makes 1-foot two point shot
- Luis Scola makes driving layup (Shane Battier assists)
- Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 2
- Emeka Okafor misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kyle Lowry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luis Scola assists)
- Willie Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Hill misses 6-foot two point shot
- Emeka Okafor makes free throw 1 of 2
- Emeka Okafor makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marco Belinelli makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jason Smith assists)
- Jason Smith misses 20-foot jumper
- Chase Budinger makes slam dunk (Luis Scola assists)
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kyle Lowry makes 26-foot three point jumper
- David West misses 11-foot two point shot
- Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luis Scola misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jordan Hill misses 14-foot jumper
- Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Luis Scola misses two point shot
- Willie Green misses 5-foot two point shot
- Chase Budinger misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jason Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jason Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Courtney Lee makes 18-foot jumper (Luis Scola assists)
- Willie Green misses 17-foot two point shot
- Jordan Hill misses 8-foot hook shot
- D.J. Mbenga makes free throw 1 of 2
- D.J. Mbenga misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kyle Lowry misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jerryd Bayless makes 20-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes 6-foot two point shot
- Jerryd Bayless makes 24-foot jumper (Marcus Thornton assists)
- Chase Budinger misses 20-foot jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses 18-foot jumper
- Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper
- Chase Budinger makes 3-foot jumper (Jordan Hill assists)
- Courtney Lee misses three point jumper
- Chase Budinger makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luis Scola assists)
- Jason Smith misses 17-foot jumper
- Jason Smith makes 15-foot jumper
- Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Jerryd Bayless assists)
- Aaron Brooks makes 14-foot two point shot
- Jason Smith makes 20-foot jumper (Jerryd Bayless assists)
- Aaron Brooks misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Willie Green misses 16-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
- Marcus Thornton makes driving layup (Jerryd Bayless assists)
- Yao Ming misses 15-foot two point shot
- Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 2
- Emeka Okafor makes free throw 2 of 2
- Courtney Lee misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
- Willie Green misses 16-foot jumper
- Emeka Okafor misses 7-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola misses tip shot
- Chase Budinger misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Willie Green makes 16-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Chase Budinger makes hook shot
- Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chase Budinger assists)
- David West misses 23-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola makes 6-foot hook shot (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Chris Paul makes 7-foot two point shot
- Marco Belinelli makes 11-foot running jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Kevin Martin makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 13-foot two point shot (Marco Belinelli assists)
- Aaron Brooks misses 30-foot three point jumper
- David West makes 12-foot two point shot
- Kevin Martin misses technical free throw
- Chris Paul makes technical free throw
- Chris Paul makes technical free throw
- Jason Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jason Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chase Budinger misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shane Battier makes three point jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luis Scola makes layup (Chase Budinger assists)
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | Jumpball: Emeka Okafor vs. Yao Ming (Chris Paul gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:48 | Luis Scola personal foul (David West draws the foul) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:41 | Trevor Ariza misses 17-foot jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:38 | Kevin Martin defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:30 | Yao Ming makes two point shot (Kevin Martin assists) | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:30 | Emeka Okafor shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul) | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:30 | Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11:14 | Marco Belinelli makes 17-foot jumper | 2 | 3 | |
| 11:03 | Marco Belinelli personal foul (Shane Battier draws the foul) | 2 | 3 | |
| 10:52 | Yao Ming misses 12-foot jumper | 2 | 3 | |
| 10:51 | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | 2 | 3 | |
| 10:40 | David West misses 18-foot jumper | 2 | 3 | |
| 10:37 | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 2 | 3 | |
| 10:25 | Aaron Brooks bad pass (Chris Paul steals) | 2 | 3 | |
| 10:25 | Aaron Brooks clear path foul (Chris Paul draws the foul) | 2 | 3 | |
| 10:25 | Chris Paul makes free throw | 3 | 3 | |
| 10:25 | Chris Paul misses free throw | 3 | 3 | |
| 10:25 | New Orleans offensive team rebound | 3 | 3 | |
| 10:12 | Yao Ming shooting foul (David West draws the foul) | 3 | 3 | |
| 10:12 | David West makes free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| 10:12 | David West makes free throw 2 of 2 | 5 | 3 | |
| 9:48 | David West blocks Shane Battier's layup | 5 | 3 | |
| 9:48 | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | 5 | 3 | |
| 9:41 | Marco Belinelli makes 26-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists) | 8 | 3 | |
| 9:32 | Aaron Brooks makes driving layup | 8 | 5 | |
| 9:15 | Luis Scola shooting foul (David West draws the foul) | 8 | 5 | |
| 9:15 | David West misses free throw 1 of 2 | 8 | 5 | |
| 9:15 | New Orleans offensive team rebound | 8 | 5 | |
| 9:15 | Chuck Hayes enters the game for Luis Scola | 8 | 5 | |
| 9:15 | David West makes free throw 2 of 2 | 9 | 5 | |
| 9:02 | Marco Belinelli illegal defense foul (2nd personal foul) | 9 | 5 | |
| 9:02 | Kevin Martin makes technical free throw | 9 | 6 | |
| 8:59 | Kevin Martin makes 2-foot two point shot (Yao Ming assists) | 9 | 8 | |
| 8:59 | Trevor Ariza shooting foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul) | 9 | 8 | |
| 8:59 | Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 1 | 9 | 9 | |
| 8:45 | Marco Belinelli misses 21-foot jumper | 9 | 9 | |
| 8:44 | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 9 | 9 | |
| 8:29 | Yao Ming misses 12-foot jumper | 9 | 9 | |
| 8:26 | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 9 | 9 | |
| 8:18 | David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 11 | 9 | |
| 8:02 | Aaron Brooks makes 20-foot two point shot | 11 | 11 | |
| 7:48 | David West bad pass (Shane Battier steals) | 11 | 11 | |
| 7:39 | Kevin Martin makes three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists) | 11 | 14 | |
| 7:15 | Jumpball: David West vs. Chuck Hayes (Trevor Ariza gains possession) | 11 | 14 | |
| 7:05 | Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper | 11 | 14 | |
| 7:03 | Aaron Brooks defensive rebound | 11 | 14 | |
| 6:50 | Kevin Martin misses running jumper | 11 | 14 | |
| 6:50 | Emeka Okafor defensive rebound | 11 | 14 | |
| 6:50 | Chuck Hayes loose ball foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul) | 11 | 14 | |
| 6:50 | Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 2 | 11 | 14 | |
| 6:50 | New Orleans offensive team rebound | 11 | 14 | |
| 6:50 | Emeka Okafor makes free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 14 | |
| 6:33 | Shane Battier misses three point jumper | 12 | 14 | |
| 6:33 | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 12 | 14 | |
| 6:26 | Emeka Okafor makes hook shot (Chris Paul assists) | 14 | 14 | |
| 6:03 | Yao Ming makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists) | 14 | 16 | |
| 5:52 | Chris Paul makes 2-foot two point shot | 16 | 16 | |
| 5:33 | Yao Ming makes 8-foot hook shot (Shane Battier assists) | 16 | 18 | |
| 5:20 | Yao Ming blocks Emeka Okafor's 5-foot jumper | 16 | 18 | |
| 5:18 | Aaron Brooks defensive rebound | 16 | 18 | |
| 5:15 | Kevin Martin misses layup | 16 | 18 | |
| 5:13 | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | 16 | 18 | |
| 5:07 | Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper | 16 | 18 | |
| 5:05 | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 16 | 18 | |
| 5:01 | Houston full timeout | 16 | 18 | |
| 4:58 | Jordan Hill enters the game for Yao Ming | 16 | 18 | |
| 4:54 | Emeka Okafor blocks Kevin Martin's 6-foot jumper | 16 | 18 | |
| 4:52 | David West defensive rebound | 16 | 18 | |
| 4:46 | David West makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 18 | 18 | |
| 4:20 | Chuck Hayes makes 7-foot two point shot (Aaron Brooks assists) | 18 | 20 | |
| 4:01 | Trevor Ariza misses 7-foot jumper | 18 | 20 | |
| 4:00 | David West offensive rebound | 18 | 20 | |
| 3:55 | David West makes 21-foot jumper | 20 | 20 | |
| 3:49 | Aaron Brooks misses 22-foot jumper | 20 | 20 | |
| 3:48 | David West defensive rebound | 20 | 20 | |
| 3:38 | Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Chris Paul assists) | 22 | 20 | |
| 3:14 | Jordan Hill bad pass (Chris Paul steals) | 22 | 20 | |
| 3:11 | Chris Paul makes layup | 24 | 20 | |
| 2:51 | Kevin Martin makes 16-foot two point shot | 24 | 22 | |
| 2:31 | David West bad pass (Jordan Hill steals) | 24 | 22 | |
| 2:28 | Marco Belinelli shooting foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul) | 24 | 22 | |
| 2:28 | New Orleans full timeout | 24 | 22 | |
| 2:28 | Willie Green enters the game for Emeka Okafor | 24 | 22 | |
| 2:28 | Jason Smith enters the game for Marco Belinelli | 24 | 22 | |
| 2:28 | Chase Budinger enters the game for Shane Battier | 24 | 22 | |
| 2:28 | Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 2 | 24 | 23 | |
| 2:28 | Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2 | 24 | 24 | |
| 2:12 | Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 26 | 24 | |
| 1:49 | Jordan Hill makes 2-foot two point shot (Chase Budinger assists) | 26 | 26 | |
| 1:37 | David West offensive foul (Aaron Brooks draws the foul) | 26 | 26 | |
| 1:37 | David West turnover | 26 | 26 | |
| 1:35 | D.J. Mbenga enters the game for Trevor Ariza | 26 | 26 | |
| 1:35 | Marcus Thornton enters the game for David West | 26 | 26 | |
| 1:35 | Kyle Lowry enters the game for Aaron Brooks | 26 | 26 | |
| 1:23 | Jordan Hill misses jumper | 26 | 26 | |
| 1:21 | Jason Smith defensive rebound | 26 | 26 | |
| 58.9 | Marcus Thornton misses three point jumper | 26 | 26 | |
| 57.9 | Chuck Hayes defensive rebound | 26 | 26 | |
| 42.9 | Chase Budinger makes 5-foot jumper (Kyle Lowry assists) | 26 | 28 | |
| 42.9 | D.J. Mbenga defensive goaltending | 26 | 28 | |
| 34.8 | Marcus Thornton misses 22-foot jumper | 26 | 28 | |
| 32.9 | D.J. Mbenga offensive rebound | 26 | 28 | |
| 11.8 | Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 28 | 28 | |
| 0.0 | Kyle Lowry misses 25-foot three pointer | 28 | 28 | |
| 0.0 | Houston offensive team rebound | 28 | 28 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 28 | 28 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX

Referee:David Jones
Referee:Ken Mauer
Referee:Gary Zielinski

2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 36 | 16 | .692 | - | W4 |
| Houston | 32 | 19 | .627 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Memphis | 20 | 31 | .392 | 15.5 | L2 |
| Dallas | 19 | 33 | .365 | 17 | L7 |
| New Orleans | 14 | 40 | .259 | 23 | W1 |
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