New Orleans Pelicans @ Houston Rockets
13-15, 5-10 Away
98
13-15, 5-10 Away
21-11, 13-4 Home
107
21-11, 13-4 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Anderson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brian Roberts assists)
- Chandler Parsons misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes dunk (Brian Roberts assists)
- Dwight Howard makes 5-foot two point shot
- Anthony Davis makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Dwight Howard makes layup (Chandler Parsons assists)
- Ryan Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes technical free throw
- Chandler Parsons makes driving dunk (Terrence Jones assists)
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jrue Holiday misses step back jumpshot
- Ryan Anderson makes layup
- Ryan Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Terrence Jones makes dunk (Jeremy Lin assists)
- Jrue Holiday makes two point shot
- James Harden makes driving dunk
- Jrue Holiday misses 19-foot jumper
- Terrence Jones makes driving layup (Jeremy Lin assists)
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 1 of 1
- Brian Roberts makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Dwight Howard makes 4-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Ryan Anderson makes 15-foot two point shot (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
- Terrence Jones misses 9-foot Running Jumper
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot
- Ryan Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
- Chandler Parsons makes driving layup (Jeremy Lin assists)
- Chandler Parsons makes free throw 1 of 1
- Al-Farouq Aminu misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jeremy Lin misses driving layup
- Ryan Anderson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- 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
- Tyreke Evans misses 5-foot hook shot
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- Alexis Ajinca misses jumper
- James Harden makes two point shot
- Brian Roberts misses 22-foot two point jumper
- Omri Casspi makes two point shot (Dwight Howard assists)
- Darius Miller misses 18-foot jumper
- Dwight Howard makes 2-foot two point shot
- Tyreke Evans makes 3-foot two point shot (Alexis Ajinca assists)
- James Harden misses 27-foot
- Tyreke Evans misses 33-foot three point jumper
- Tyreke Evans misses 7-foot
- Ryan Anderson misses tip shot
- Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Omri Casspi misses free throw 1 of 2
- Omri Casspi misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Smith makes jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
- Tyreke Evans makes two point shot
- Omri Casspi misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jason Smith makes driving layup
- 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)
- Ryan Anderson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ryan Anderson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Aaron Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Morrow misses three point jumper
- Tyreke Evans misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Francisco Garcia misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Smith misses 20-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 7-foot two point shot
- Anthony Morrow misses 20-foot two point jumper
- Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
- Dwight Howard misses layup
- Terrence Jones makes 1-foot dunk (Chandler Parsons assists)
- Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
- Chandler Parsons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Francisco Garcia assists)
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- Al-Farouq Aminu makes 19-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
- Chandler Parsons makes 7-foot two point shot
- Tyreke Evans misses step back jumpshot
- Jrue Holiday misses two point shot
- Anthony Davis makes layup
- Jeremy Lin misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Anderson misses technical free throw
- Ryan Anderson makes 18-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses 23-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes 9-foot jumper (Ryan Anderson assists)
- Jeremy Lin misses two point shot
- Dwight Howard makes dunk
- Austin Rivers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Chandler Parsons makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chandler Parsons makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alexis Ajinca makes 6-foot two point shot (Darius Miller assists)
- Jrue Holiday misses 12-foot Running Jumper
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Ryan Anderson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Tyreke Evans misses three point running jumper
- Ryan Anderson misses jumper
- Jrue Holiday misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Terrence Jones makes driving layup
- Brian Roberts makes 18-foot jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Ryan Anderson makes 22-foot jumper
- James Harden misses 10-foot Running Jumper
- Jrue Holiday misses layup
- Anthony Davis misses tip shot
- Chandler Parsons makes driving layup
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Jeremy Lin assists)
- Anthony Davis misses 10-foot Regular Jump Shot
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot
- Al-Farouq Aminu makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Al-Farouq Aminu misses 19-foot jumper
- Terrence Jones makes driving layup (Jeremy Lin assists)
- Al-Farouq Aminu misses 18-foot jumper
- Al-Farouq Aminu makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Al-Farouq Aminu misses Running Jumper
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- Terrence Jones misses free throw 2 of 2
- Al-Farouq Aminu makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ryan Anderson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
- Francisco Garcia misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jrue Holiday misses 11-foot two point shot
- Anthony Davis misses tip shot
- Tyreke Evans makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Aaron Brooks makes 4-foot two point shot
- Tyreke Evans misses
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes 5-foot two point shot (Tyreke Evans assists)
- Dwight Howard makes dunk (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Ryan Anderson makes two point shot
- Aaron Brooks makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Tyreke Evans misses Regular Jump Shot
- Tyreke Evans misses layup
- Francisco Garcia misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jason Smith misses 21-foot jumper
- Omri Casspi makes layup (Terrence Jones assists)
- Omri Casspi misses free throw 1 of 1
- Austin Rivers misses 22-foot jumper
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Jeremy Lin makes driving layup
- Omri Casspi misses 6-foot Running Jumper
- Austin Rivers misses 10-foot two point shot
- Jeremy Lin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jeremy Lin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis misses 8-foot
- Omri Casspi misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tyreke Evans makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Jeremy Lin misses 16-foot two point shot
- Darius Miller misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses
- Austin Rivers makes layup (Darius Miller assists)
- Chandler Parsons makes free throw 1 of 3
- Chandler Parsons makes free throw 2 of 3
- Chandler Parsons makes free throw 3 of 3
- Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
- Jeremy Lin makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dwight Howard assists)
- Jason Smith makes jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
- Jeremy Lin misses 7-foot
- Jason Smith misses 15-foot jumper
- James Harden makes 7-foot two point shot
- Darius Miller makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Smith assists)
- Aaron Brooks misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Austin Rivers makes three point jumper (Jason Smith assists)
- Ryan Anderson makes technical free throw
- Tyreke Evans misses driving layup
- Anthony Davis makes two point shot
- Dwight Howard makes 6-foot two point shot (Chandler Parsons assists)
- Anthony Davis makes two point shot (Tyreke Evans assists)
- Tyreke Evans misses 4-foot jumper
- Anthony Davis misses tip shot
- Terrence Jones makes driving layup
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 1 of 1
- Anthony Davis makes jumper (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
- Jeremy Lin makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dwight Howard assists)
- Al-Farouq Aminu misses 21-foot jumper
- James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chandler Parsons assists)
- Jrue Holiday makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jrue Holiday misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jeremy Lin misses two point shot
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Al-Farouq Aminu makes three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
- Dwight Howard misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
- Chandler Parsons misses 9-foot Running Jumper
- Chandler Parsons makes two point shot
- Ryan Anderson misses 26-foot
- James Harden makes 19-foot jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tyreke Evans misses driving layup
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | 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 | | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 25 |
| 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 |
| 2:00 | | 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 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Marc Davis
Referee:Kevin Scott
Referee:Ben Taylor
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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