Rockets 103-100 Pelicans (16 Jan, 2014) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

26-14, 11-9 away

103

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	19	26	29	29	103
NO	30	26	25	19	100

New Orleans Pelicans

15-23, 9-9 home

100

Jason Smith makes 17-foot jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes layup (Brian Roberts assists)
Eric Gordon makes 14-foot two point shot
Brian Roberts misses jumper
Eric Gordon makes driving layup
Brian Roberts misses 24-foot three point jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 20-foot jumper
Eric Gordon misses layup
Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Brian Roberts makes layup (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Anthony Davis makes two point shot (Eric Gordon assists)
Anthony Davis makes 16-foot jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Eric Gordon misses layup
Brian Roberts makes two point shot (Eric Gordon assists)
Anthony Davis makes jumper
Eric Gordon misses 16-foot jumper
Anthony Davis makes layup
Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Austin Rivers misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper
Jeremy Lin blocks Austin Rivers 's 3-foot layup
Austin Rivers makes driving layup
Terrence Jones blocks Austin Rivers's layup
Alexis Ajinca makes two point shot
Dwight Howard blocks Al-Farouq Aminu 's 4-foot jumper
Austin Rivers makes 3-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis misses 9-foot two point shot
Dwight Howard blocks Al-Farouq Aminu 's 4-foot jumper
Jeremy Lin blocks Austin Rivers 's 3-foot layup
Al-Farouq Aminu makes three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Terrence Jones blocks Jason Smith 's 2-foot layup
Darius Miller misses 16-foot jumper
Brian Roberts misses layup
Eric Gordon makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Smith assists)
Darius Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Smith makes 16-foot jumper (Brian Roberts assists)
Jason Smith misses 17-foot jumper
Anthony Davis makes 8-foot two point shot
Terrence Jones blocks Anthony Davis 's 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Smith misses 18-foot jumper
Brian Roberts makes three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Anthony Davis makes 16-foot jumper (Jason Smith assists)
Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brian Roberts assists)
James Harden blocks Brian Roberts 's 23-foot three point jumper
Terrence Jones blocks Jason Smith 's 2-foot layup
Jason Smith makes 16-foot jumper (Brian Roberts assists)
Jason Smith misses 16-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 23-foot three point jumper
Greg Stiemsma makes 2-foot two point shot
Brian Roberts misses 25-foot three point jumper
Austin Rivers misses 5-foot jumper
Terrence Jones blocks Greg Stiemsma 's 3-foot jumper
Greg Stiemsma makes two point shot
Chandler Parsons blocks Austin Rivers 's 4-foot jumper
Darius Miller misses 18-foot jumper
Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Miller assists)
Eric Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
Darius Miller makes 23-foot jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
Eric Gordon misses 34-foot three point jumper
Jason Smith makes 9-foot jumper
Jason Smith misses 15-foot jumper
Donatas Motiejunas blocks Anthony Davis 's 8-foot jumper
Anthony Davis makes jumper (Darius Miller assists)
Darius Miller misses three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes 21-foot jumper
Brian Roberts misses 15-foot jumper
Anthony Davis makes dunk
Jason Smith makes layup (Darius Miller assists)
Anthony Davis misses jumper
Brian Roberts makes driving layup
Terrence Jones blocks Jason Smith 's 11-foot jumper
Dwight Howard blocks Anthony Davis's layup
Brian Roberts misses 17-foot jumper
Jason Smith misses jumper
Darius Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
Terrence Jones misses 21-foot jumper
Chandler Parsons misses 24-foot three point jumper
Terrence Jones makes dunk (Dwight Howard assists)
Terrence Jones misses layup
Dwight Howard makes two point shot
Jeremy Lin misses 6-foot jumper
Dwight Howard makes 2-foot two point shot
Jeremy Lin misses 14-foot jumper
Jason Smith blocks Chandler Parsons 's 1-foot shot
Anthony Davis blocks Terrence Jones 's 2-foot shot
James Harden misses 16-foot jumper
Chandler Parsons makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Chandler Parsons misses jumper
Chandler Parsons misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses layup
Terrence Jones makes jumper (Chandler Parsons assists)
James Harden makes jumper
Terrence Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper
Omri Casspi misses 7-foot jump bank shot
Jeremy Lin misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chandler Parsons makes driving layup
Chandler Parsons makes driving layup
Donatas Motiejunas misses 22-foot three point jumper
Jeremy Lin misses 26-foot three point jumper
Donatas Motiejunas misses 6-foot hook shot
Jeremy Lin makes layup
Donatas Motiejunas makes layup (Jeremy Lin assists)
Terrence Jones makes layup (Chandler Parsons assists)
James Harden makes 13-foot jumper
Chandler Parsons makes 25-foot three point jumper
Donatas Motiejunas makes layup (James Harden assists)
Chandler Parsons misses 6-foot jump bank shot
Jeremy Lin makes layup
Jeremy Lin misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chandler Parsons makes layup (James Harden assists)
Jeremy Lin makes 2-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
Jeremy Lin makes layup
Terrence Jones misses 6-foot jumper
Terrence Jones misses layup
James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Lin assists)
Terrence Jones makes driving layup
Al-Farouq Aminu blocks James Harden 's 2-foot layup
Jeremy Lin makes jumper (Chandler Parsons assists)
Chandler Parsons misses 13-foot jumper
Terrence Jones makes dunk (Chandler Parsons assists)
Terrence Jones makes layup (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses 20-foot jumper
Terrence Jones makes 7-foot jumper
Terrence Jones makes layup (Jeremy Lin assists)
Jeremy Lin misses 16-foot jumper
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
Greg Stiemsma blocks Terrence Jones 's 7-foot jumper
Alexis Ajinca blocks Donatas Motiejunas's shot
James Harden misses 14-foot jumper
Alexis Ajinca blocks Chandler Parsons's layup
James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper (Terrence Jones assists)
Greg Stiemsma blocks James Harden 's 18-foot jumper
Isaiah Canaan misses 27-foot three point jumper
Darius Miller blocks Chandler Parsons 's 16-foot jumper
Donatas Motiejunas makes layup (Dwight Howard assists)
Dwight Howard misses 8-foot hook shot
Terrence Jones makes jumper (Jeremy Lin assists)
Donatas Motiejunas makes 5-foot two point shot
James Harden makes driving layup
Terrence Jones makes driving layup
Chandler Parsons misses 4-foot jumper
Jeremy Lin makes driving layup
Dwight Howard makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
James Harden makes driving layup
Chandler Parsons makes 12-foot jumper
James Harden makes 22-foot two point shot

ROCKETS

PELICANS

TIME		HOU	NO
12:00	Dwight Howard vs. Anthony Davis (Jeremy Lin gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Dwight Howard makes two point shot (James Harden assists)	2	0
11:25	Jason Smith makes 17-foot jumper (Eric Gordon assists)	2	2
10:59	Terrence Jones misses 21-foot jumper	2	2
10:57	Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound	2	2
10:48	Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:47	Jason Smith offensive rebound	2	2
10:41	Eric Gordon makes layup (Brian Roberts assists)	2	4
10:30	Chandler Parsons misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	4
10:29	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	2	4
10:19	Eric Gordon makes 14-foot two point shot	2	6
9:56	Al-Farouq Aminu shooting foul (Terrence Jones draws the foul)	2	6
9:56	Terrence Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	3	6
9:56	Terrence Jones misses free throw 2 of 2	3	6
9:55	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	3	6
9:36	Dwight Howard shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul)	3	6
9:36	Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2	3	6
9:36	Pelicans offensive team rebound	3	6
9:36	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	3	7
9:22	Terrence Jones makes dunk (Dwight Howard assists)	5	7
9:07	Brian Roberts misses jumper	5	7
9:06	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	5	7
8:53	Terrence Jones misses layup	5	7
8:52	Dwight Howard makes two point shot	7	7
8:52	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	5	7
8:37	Jason Smith bad pass (Jeremy Lin steals)	7	7
8:26	Jeremy Lin misses 6-foot jumper	7	7
8:26	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	7	7
8:26	Dwight Howard makes 2-foot two point shot	9	7
8:26	Anthony Davis shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	9	7
8:26	Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 1	9	7
8:25	Jason Smith defensive rebound	9	7
8:14	James Harden personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul)	9	7
8:08	Eric Gordon makes driving layup	9	9
7:43	Jeremy Lin misses 14-foot jumper	9	9
7:43	Jason Smith defensive rebound	9	9
7:39	Brian Roberts bad pass (Chandler Parsons steals)	9	9
7:33	Jason Smith blocks Chandler Parsons 's 1-foot shot	9	9
7:28	Brian Roberts defensive rebound	9	9
7:26	Brian Roberts misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	9
7:24	Terrence Jones defensive rebound	9	9
7:05	Anthony Davis blocks Terrence Jones 's 2-foot shot	9	9
7:03	Jason Smith defensive rebound	9	9
6:52	Al-Farouq Aminu misses 20-foot jumper	9	9
6:52	Terrence Jones defensive rebound	9	9
6:47	Jason Smith personal foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	9	9
6:39	James Harden misses 16-foot jumper	9	9
6:39	Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound	9	9
6:33	Eric Gordon misses layup	9	9
6:33	Pelicans offensive team rebound	9	9
6:33	Terrence Jones loose ball foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul)	9	9
6:33	Rockets Full timeout	9	9
6:18	Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)	9	12
6:00	James Harden bad pass (Anthony Davis steals)	9	12
5:35	Brian Roberts makes layup (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)	9	14
5:15	Chandler Parsons makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	12	14
5:00	Anthony Davis makes two point shot (Eric Gordon assists)	12	16
4:43	Jason Smith shooting foul (Terrence Jones draws the foul)	12	16
4:43	Terrence Jones misses free throw 1 of 2	12	16
4:43	Rockets offensive team rebound	12	16
4:43	Alexis Ajinca enters the game for Jason Smith	12	16
4:43	Darius Miller enters the game for Al-Farouq Aminu	12	16
4:43	Terrence Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	13	16
4:33	Anthony Davis makes 16-foot jumper (Eric Gordon assists)	13	18
4:16	Chandler Parsons misses jumper	13	18
4:15	Eric Gordon defensive rebound	13	18
4:09	Eric Gordon misses layup	13	18
4:07	Chandler Parsons defensive rebound	13	18
3:58	Chandler Parsons misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	18
3:56	Alexis Ajinca defensive rebound	13	18
3:50	Pelicans Full timeout	13	18
3:50	Omri Casspi enters the game for Terrence Jones	13	18
3:39	Brian Roberts makes two point shot (Eric Gordon assists)	13	20
3:23	Dwight Howard offensive foul (Alexis Ajinca draws the foul)	13	20
3:23	Dwight Howard turnover	13	20
3:23	Terrence Jones enters the game for Dwight Howard	13	20
3:23	Isaiah Canaan enters the game for Jeremy Lin	13	20
3:09	Anthony Davis makes jumper	13	22
3:09	Omri Casspi shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul)	13	23
3:09	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 1	13	23
2:58	Omri Casspi traveling	13	23
2:58	Austin Rivers enters the game for Brian Roberts	13	23
2:58	Rockets delay of game violation	13	23
2:35	Eric Gordon misses 16-foot jumper	13	23
2:34	James Harden defensive rebound	13	23
2:30	James Harden misses layup	13	23
2:28	Alexis Ajinca defensive rebound	13	23
2:15	Anthony Davis makes layup	13	25
1:57	Terrence Jones makes jumper (Chandler Parsons assists)	15	25
1:39	Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	25
1:39	Rockets defensive team rebound	15	25
1:31	James Harden makes jumper	17	25
1:31	Austin Rivers shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul)	17	25
1:31	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1	18	25
1:31	Francisco Garcia enters the game for Chandler Parsons	18	25
1:07	Austin Rivers misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	25
1:06	Darius Miller offensive rebound	18	25
54.0	Isaiah Canaan shooting foul (Eric Gordon draws the foul)	18	25
54.0	Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2	18	26
54.0	Al-Farouq Aminu enters the game for Anthony Davis	18	26
54.0	Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2	18	27
41.0	Alexis Ajinca shooting block foul (James Harden draws the foul)	18	27
41.0	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	19	27
41.0	James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2	19	27
39.0	Darius Miller defensive rebound	19	27
20.0	Eric Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper	19	30
1.0	Terrence Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper	19	30
0.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	19	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	19	30

Regular Season Series

HOU leads 2-0

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

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 16 January 2014

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 15,918

Referees:
Bill Kennedy
Tre Maddox
Justin Van Duyne

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	12	5	.706	-	W2
Dallas	9	7	.563	2.5	W4
Memphis	9	7	.563	2.5	W1
San Antonio	8	8	.500	3.5	W2
New Orleans	4	13	.235	8	L4

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