Rockets 107-98 Pelicans (29 Dec, 2013) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Pelicans

13-15, 5-10 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	22	30	21	25	98
HOU	31	21	22	33	107

Houston Rockets

21-11, 13-4 home

107

James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chandler Parsons misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard makes 5-foot two point shot
Dwight Howard makes layup (Chandler Parsons assists)
Anthony Davis blocks Terrence Jones's layup
Chandler Parsons makes driving dunk (Terrence Jones assists)
Terrence Jones makes dunk (Jeremy Lin assists)
James Harden makes driving dunk
Terrence Jones makes driving layup (Jeremy Lin assists)
Dwight Howard makes 4-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
Terrence Jones misses 9-foot Running Jumper
Dwight Howard makes two point shot
Chandler Parsons makes driving layup (Jeremy Lin assists)
Jeremy Lin misses driving layup
Jeremy Lin misses three point jumper
Jeremy Lin misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes two point shot
Chandler Parsons misses layup
James Harden makes two point shot
Omri Casspi makes two point shot (Dwight Howard assists)
Dwight Howard makes 2-foot two point shot
James Harden misses 27-foot
Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Smith blocks Donatas Motiejunas 's 3-foot layup
Omri Casspi misses 26-foot three point jumper
Francisco Garcia misses 23-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
Omri Casspi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donatas Motiejunas assists)
Aaron Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
Francisco Garcia misses 24-foot three point jumper
Aaron Brooks makes 7-foot two point shot
Dwight Howard misses layup
Terrence Jones makes 1-foot dunk (Chandler Parsons assists)
Chandler Parsons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Francisco Garcia assists)
Chandler Parsons makes 7-foot two point shot
Jeremy Lin misses 23-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jeremy Lin misses two point shot
Dwight Howard makes dunk
James Harden misses driving layup
Brian Roberts blocks Jeremy Lin 's 10-foot jumper
Terrence Jones makes driving layup
James Harden misses 10-foot Running Jumper
Chandler Parsons makes driving layup
Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Jeremy Lin assists)
Dwight Howard makes two point shot
Terrence Jones makes driving layup (Jeremy Lin assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu blocks Chandler Parsons's shot
Francisco Garcia misses 23-foot three point jumper
Aaron Brooks makes 4-foot two point shot
James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard makes dunk (Aaron Brooks assists)
Aaron Brooks makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Jrue Holiday blocks Aaron Brooks 's 26-foot three point jumper
Francisco Garcia misses 26-foot three point jumper
Omri Casspi makes layup (Terrence Jones assists)
James Harden misses driving layup
Jeremy Lin makes driving layup
Omri Casspi misses 6-foot Running Jumper
Omri Casspi misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jeremy Lin misses 16-foot two point shot
Aaron Brooks misses
Jeremy Lin makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dwight Howard assists)
Jeremy Lin misses 7-foot
James Harden makes 7-foot two point shot
Aaron Brooks misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard makes 6-foot two point shot (Chandler Parsons assists)
Terrence Jones makes driving layup
Jeremy Lin makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dwight Howard assists)
James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chandler Parsons assists)
Jeremy Lin misses two point shot
James Harden makes driving layup
Dwight Howard misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
Chandler Parsons misses 9-foot Running Jumper
Chandler Parsons makes two point shot
James Harden makes 19-foot jumper
Ryan Anderson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brian Roberts assists)
Anthony Davis makes dunk (Brian Roberts assists)
Anthony Davis makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
Ryan Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday misses step back jumpshot
Ryan Anderson makes layup
Ryan Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday makes two point shot
Jrue Holiday misses 19-foot jumper
Brian Roberts makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Ryan Anderson makes 15-foot two point shot (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Ryan Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ryan Anderson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans misses 5-foot hook shot
Alexis Ajinca misses jumper
Brian Roberts misses 22-foot two point jumper
Darius Miller misses 18-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans makes 3-foot two point shot (Alexis Ajinca assists)
Tyreke Evans misses 33-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans misses 7-foot
Ryan Anderson misses tip shot
Jason Smith makes jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Tyreke Evans makes two point shot
Jason Smith makes driving layup
Anthony Morrow misses three point jumper
Tyreke Evans misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
Jason Smith misses 20-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow misses 20-foot two point jumper
Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 19-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Tyreke Evans misses step back jumpshot
Jrue Holiday misses two point shot
Anthony Davis makes layup
Ryan Anderson makes 18-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis makes 9-foot jumper (Ryan Anderson assists)
Austin Rivers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Alexis Ajinca makes 6-foot two point shot (Darius Miller assists)
Jrue Holiday misses 12-foot Running Jumper
Ryan Anderson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Tyreke Evans misses three point running jumper
Ryan Anderson misses jumper
Terrence Jones blocks Anthony Davis 's 10-foot shot
Jrue Holiday misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brian Roberts makes 18-foot jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Ryan Anderson makes 22-foot jumper
Jrue Holiday misses layup
Anthony Davis misses tip shot
Anthony Davis misses 10-foot Regular Jump Shot
Al-Farouq Aminu makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 19-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 18-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu misses Running Jumper
Dwight Howard blocks Jrue Holiday 's 9-foot 2-pt jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Ryan Anderson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Jrue Holiday misses 11-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis misses tip shot
Tyreke Evans makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Tyreke Evans misses
Anthony Davis makes 5-foot two point shot (Tyreke Evans assists)
Ryan Anderson makes two point shot
Terrence Jones blocks Tyreke Evans 's 6-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans misses Regular Jump Shot
Tyreke Evans misses layup
Jason Smith misses 21-foot jumper
Austin Rivers misses 22-foot jumper
Omri Casspi blocks Jason Smith's jumper
Austin Rivers misses 10-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis misses 8-foot
Tyreke Evans makes 25-foot three point jumper
Darius Miller misses 22-foot three point jumper
Austin Rivers makes layup (Darius Miller assists)
Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
Jason Smith makes jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Jason Smith misses 15-foot jumper
Darius Miller makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Smith assists)
Austin Rivers makes three point jumper (Jason Smith assists)
Tyreke Evans misses driving layup
Anthony Davis makes two point shot
Anthony Davis makes two point shot (Tyreke Evans assists)
Tyreke Evans misses 4-foot jumper
Anthony Davis misses tip shot
Anthony Davis makes jumper (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 21-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Ryan Anderson misses 26-foot
Terrence Jones blocks Tyreke Evans's two point shot
Tyreke Evans misses driving layup

PELICANS

ROCKETS

TIME		NO	HOU
12:00	Anthony Davis vs. Dwight Howard (Chandler Parsons gains possession)	0	0
11:44	James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:42	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	0	0
11:38	Dwight Howard bad pass (Al-Farouq Aminu steals)	0	0
11:29	Ryan Anderson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brian Roberts assists)	3	0
11:18	Chandler Parsons misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	0
11:17	Ryan Anderson defensive rebound	3	0
10:56	James Harden personal foul (Jrue Holiday draws the foul)	3	0
10:47	Anthony Davis makes dunk (Brian Roberts assists)	5	0
10:26	Dwight Howard makes 5-foot two point shot	5	2
10:07	Anthony Davis makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)	7	2
9:47	Dwight Howard makes layup (Chandler Parsons assists)	7	4
9:33	Ryan Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	4
9:33	James Harden defensive rebound	7	4
9:18	Ryan Anderson defensive 3-seconds (Technical Foul)	7	4
9:18	James Harden makes technical free throw	7	5
9:08	Anthony Davis blocks Terrence Jones's layup	7	5
9:07	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	7	5
9:02	Jrue Holiday bad pass (Dwight Howard steals)	7	5
8:56	Chandler Parsons makes driving dunk (Terrence Jones assists)	7	7
8:51	Dwight Howard shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul)	7	7
8:51	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	8	7
8:51	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	9	7
8:29	Dwight Howard out of bounds lost ball turnover	9	7
8:14	Jrue Holiday misses step back jumpshot	9	7
8:11	Ryan Anderson offensive rebound	9	7
8:08	Ryan Anderson makes layup	11	7
8:04	Jeremy Lin bad pass (Ryan Anderson steals)	11	7
8:00	Ryan Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	7
8:00	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	11	7
7:37	Terrence Jones makes dunk (Jeremy Lin assists)	11	9
7:16	Jrue Holiday makes two point shot	13	9
7:09	Dwight Howard lost ball turnover (Brian Roberts steals)	13	9
7:07	Brian Roberts steps out of bounds turnover	13	9
7:01	James Harden makes driving dunk	13	11
6:41	Jrue Holiday misses 19-foot jumper	13	11
6:41	Jeremy Lin defensive rebound	13	11
6:35	Terrence Jones makes driving layup (Jeremy Lin assists)	13	13
6:35	Anthony Davis shooting foul (Terrence Jones draws the foul)	13	13
6:35	Terrence Jones makes free throw 1 of 1	13	14
6:22	Brian Roberts makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)	16	14
6:07	Dwight Howard makes 4-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)	16	16
6:07	Anthony Davis defensive goaltending violation	16	16
5:50	Ryan Anderson makes 15-foot two point shot (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)	18	16
5:46	Brian Roberts personal foul (Jeremy Lin draws the foul)	18	16
5:46	Rockets Full timeout	18	16
5:46	Tyreke Evans enters the game for Brian Roberts	18	16
5:22	Terrence Jones misses 9-foot Running Jumper	18	18
5:22	Dwight Howard makes two point shot	18	18
5:22	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	18	16
5:03	Ryan Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	18
5:01	Chandler Parsons defensive rebound	18	18
4:47	James Harden bad pass (Anthony Davis steals)	18	18
4:39	Tyreke Evans makes driving layup	20	18
4:26	Chandler Parsons makes driving layup (Jeremy Lin assists)	20	20
4:26	Al-Farouq Aminu shooting foul (Chandler Parsons draws the foul)	20	20
4:26	Chandler Parsons makes free throw 1 of 1	20	21
4:09	Al-Farouq Aminu misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	21
4:07	Terrence Jones defensive rebound	20	21
4:01	Jeremy Lin misses driving layup	20	21
3:59	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	20	21
3:51	Ryan Anderson misses 24-foot three point jumper	20	21
3:51	Terrence Jones defensive rebound	20	21
3:42	Jeremy Lin misses three point jumper	20	21
3:41	Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound	20	21
3:36	Al-Farouq Aminu steps out of bounds turnover	20	21
3:36	Omri Casspi enters the game for Terrence Jones	20	21
3:36	Alexis Ajinca enters the game for Ryan Anderson	20	21
3:25	Jeremy Lin misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	21
3:24	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	20	21
3:06	James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	21
3:05	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	20	21
3:00	Alexis Ajinca personal foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	20	21
3:00	Aaron Brooks enters the game for Jeremy Lin	20	21
3:00	Darius Miller enters the game for Al-Farouq Aminu	20	21
2:49	James Harden makes two point shot	20	23
2:38	Jrue Holiday bad pass (Omri Casspi steals)	20	23
2:32	Chandler Parsons misses layup	20	23
2:31	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	20	23
2:25	Tyreke Evans misses 5-foot hook shot	20	23
2:24	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	20	23
2:20	Jrue Holiday shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul)	20	25
2:20	Pelicans Full timeout	20	23
2:20	Brian Roberts enters the game for Jrue Holiday	20	23
2:20	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	20	24
2:20	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	20	25
2:00	Alexis Ajinca misses jumper	20	25
2:00	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	20	25
1:52	James Harden makes two point shot	20	27
1:28	Brian Roberts misses 22-foot two point jumper	20	27
1:25	Omri Casspi defensive rebound	20	27
1:19	Omri Casspi makes two point shot (Dwight Howard assists)	20	29
1:00	Darius Miller misses 18-foot jumper	20	29
59.0	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	20	29
43.0	Dwight Howard makes 2-foot two point shot	20	31
28.0	Tyreke Evans makes 3-foot two point shot (Alexis Ajinca assists)	22	31
4.0	James Harden misses 27-foot	22	31
2.0	Darius Miller defensive rebound	22	31
0.0	Tyreke Evans misses 33-foot three point jumper	22	31
0.0	Pelicans offensive team rebound	22	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	31

Regular Season Series

HOU leads 1-0

Pelicans
98
Rockets
107

Game 1

29/12

Rockets
103
Pelicans
100

Game 2

16/1

Pelicans
104
Rockets
111

Game 3

13/4

Rockets
100
Pelicans
105

Game 4

17/4

Toyota Center (Houston)

1:00 AM, 29 December 2013

Houston, TX

Attendance: 18,233

Referees:
Marc Davis
Kevin Scott
Ben Taylor

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	20	9	.690	-	W3
Memphis	20	10	.667	0.5	L1
Dallas	19	10	.655	1	W2
San Antonio	15	14	.517	5	L1
New Orleans	5	25	.167	15.5	L7

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