Pelicans 105-100 Rockets (17 Apr, 2014) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

54-28, 21-20 away

100

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	30	20	28	22	100
NO	28	25	27	25	105

New Orleans Pelicans

34-48, 22-19 home

105

Darius Miller makes 21-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Dwight Howard blocks Tyreke Evans's layup
Darius Miller makes 24-foot three point jumper
Alexis Ajinca misses 14-foot jumper
Darius Miller misses jumper
Austin Rivers makes 17-foot two point shot
Austin Rivers misses 18-foot jumper
Alexis Ajinca makes jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
Austin Rivers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Tyreke Evans makes driving layup (Austin Rivers assists)
Austin Rivers makes 15-foot two point shot
Tyreke Evans misses 19-foot jumper
Darius Miller makes 20-foot jumper (Alexis Ajinca assists)
Alexis Ajinca makes dunk (Tyreke Evans assists)
Austin Rivers misses 20-foot jumper
Alexis Ajinca makes layup (Tyreke Evans assists)
Tyreke Evans misses layup
Melvin Ely misses 6-foot jumper
Luke Babbitt misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luke Babbitt misses 13-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow misses 15-foot jumper
Luke Babbitt misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jeff Withey makes layup (Brian Roberts assists)
Jeff Withey misses layup
Luke Babbitt misses 13-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses layup
Anthony Morrow misses 26-foot three point jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 11-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow misses 23-foot three point jumper
Anthony Morrow makes 12-foot two point shot (Austin Rivers assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu makes layup (Austin Rivers assists)
Anthony Morrow misses layup
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 2-foot two point shot
Al-Farouq Aminu makes dunk (Tyreke Evans assists)
Anthony Morrow makes 6-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
Austin Rivers makes 3-foot two point shot
Anthony Morrow misses 14-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow makes layup (Darius Miller assists)
Tyreke Evans makes 26-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
Jeff Withey misses jumper
Tyreke Evans misses 5-foot jumper
Alexis Ajinca misses layup
Darius Miller misses layup
Darius Miller misses 22-foot jumper
Austin Rivers misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard blocks Tyreke Evans's layup
Darius Miller makes 6-foot two point shot
Tyreke Evans makes layup (Jeff Withey assists)
Jeff Withey makes layup (Tyreke Evans assists)
Melvin Ely makes 5-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Tyreke Evans misses layup
Tyreke Evans makes two point shot
Tyreke Evans misses layup
Luke Babbitt misses tip shot
Melvin Ely makes layup (Austin Rivers assists)
Tyreke Evans makes 8-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans makes layup (Austin Rivers assists)
Austin Rivers misses 5-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans misses layup
Anthony Morrow makes 24-foot three point jumper
Austin Rivers makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Dwight Howard blocks Luke Babbitt 's 3-foot layup
Luke Babbitt makes driving layup
Anthony Morrow misses 4-foot jumper
Luke Babbitt makes 10-foot jumper
Luke Babbitt makes 25-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
Anthony Morrow makes 17-foot jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
Josh Powell blocks Austin Rivers 's 2-foot layup
Alexis Ajinca makes layup
Luke Babbitt misses layup
Austin Rivers makes driving layup
Anthony Morrow makes layup (Alexis Ajinca assists)
Anthony Morrow misses 7-foot jumper
Alexis Ajinca makes layup (Anthony Morrow assists)
Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
Jeff Withey makes 6-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Anthony Morrow misses three point jumper
Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
Tyreke Evans misses layup
Alexis Ajinca blocks Dwight Howard 's 2-foot layup
Troy Daniels misses 26-foot three point jumper
Terrence Jones makes layup (Dwight Howard assists)
Jeff Withey blocks Omri Casspi 's 3-foot jumper
Terrence Jones makes layup
Terrence Jones makes layup (Dwight Howard assists)
Troy Daniels makes 25-foot three point jumper (Omri Casspi assists)
Troy Daniels misses 21-foot jumper
Troy Daniels misses 24-foot three point jumper
Troy Daniels misses 25-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Terrence Jones assists)
Omri Casspi misses layup
Omri Casspi makes layup
Troy Daniels makes 26-foot three point jumper (Terrence Jones assists)
Terrence Jones makes driving layup
Patrick Beverley makes driving layup
Patrick Beverley misses layup
Terrence Jones misses tip shot
Terrence Jones misses tip shot
Jordan Hamilton misses jumper
Donatas Motiejunas makes 9-foot jumper (Troy Daniels assists)
Troy Daniels misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jordan Hamilton makes three point jumper
Jordan Hamilton misses 6-foot jumper
Robert Covington misses 25-foot three point jumper
Josh Powell misses 22-foot jumper
Josh Powell misses 15-foot jumper
Donatas Motiejunas misses 8-foot jumper
Isaiah Canaan makes 21-foot jumper (Jordan Hamilton assists)
Robert Covington misses 26-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Canaan misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alexis Ajinca blocks Isaiah Canaan 's 2-foot layup
Troy Daniels misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jordan Hamilton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Terrence Jones misses 2-foot Regular Jump Shot
Donatas Motiejunas misses tip shot
Donatas Motiejunas misses layup
Terrence Jones makes layup
Troy Daniels makes 9-foot jumper
Jordan Hamilton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Troy Daniels assists)
Terrence Jones misses layup
Donatas Motiejunas misses tip shot
Donatas Motiejunas makes two point shot
Jeff Withey blocks Omri Casspi's jumper
Patrick Beverley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans blocks Omri Casspi 's 1-foot layup
Dwight Howard misses 14-foot jumper
Dwight Howard makes layup (Terrence Jones assists)
Omri Casspi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dwight Howard assists)
Terrence Jones makes 3-foot two point shot
Omri Casspi misses 26-foot three point jumper
Terrence Jones makes 5-foot two point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
Troy Daniels makes 7-foot two point shot (Dwight Howard assists)
Troy Daniels makes 25-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Patrick Beverley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Terrence Jones assists)
Patrick Beverley makes layup
Jordan Hamilton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Canaan assists)
Melvin Ely blocks Dwight Howard's jumper
Donatas Motiejunas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Troy Daniels assists)
Donatas Motiejunas misses 4-foot jumper
Jordan Hamilton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard misses 23-foot three point jumper
Alexis Ajinca blocks Josh Powell 's 3-foot jumper
Donatas Motiejunas misses layup
Troy Daniels makes 26-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Canaan assists)
Isaiah Canaan misses three point jumper
Troy Daniels makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Hamilton assists)
Isaiah Canaan misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jordan Hamilton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Troy Daniels assists)
Jordan Hamilton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Powell makes jumper (Troy Daniels assists)
Troy Daniels makes three point jumper (Isaiah Canaan assists)
Omri Casspi makes driving layup
Omri Casspi makes dunk (Isaiah Canaan assists)
Josh Powell makes 15-foot jumper (Jordan Hamilton assists)
Jordan Hamilton makes two point shot
Jeff Withey blocks Josh Powell 's 16-foot jumper
Troy Daniels misses 8-foot jumper
Jeff Withey blocks Isaiah Canaan 's 3-foot jumper
Troy Daniels misses 6-foot jumper
Jeff Withey blocks Omri Casspi 's 22-foot jumper

ROCKETS

PELICANS

TIME		HOU	NO
12:00	Dwight Howard vs. Alexis Ajinca (Patrick Beverley gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Darius Miller shooting foul (Terrence Jones draws the foul)	0	0
11:41	Terrence Jones misses free throw 1 of 2	0	0
11:41	Rockets offensive team rebound	0	0
11:41	Terrence Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	1	0
11:26	Darius Miller makes 21-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)	1	2
11:08	Alexis Ajinca blocks Dwight Howard 's 2-foot layup	2	2
11:08	Terrence Jones offensive rebound	1	2
11:08	Jeff Withey shooting foul (Terrence Jones draws the foul)	1	2
11:08	Terrence Jones misses free throw 1 of 2	1	2
11:08	Rockets offensive team rebound	1	2
11:08	Terrence Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	2	2
10:52	Dwight Howard blocks Tyreke Evans's layup	2	2
10:49	Darius Miller offensive rebound	2	2
10:48	Darius Miller makes 24-foot three point jumper	2	5
10:37	Troy Daniels misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	5
10:36	Jeff Withey defensive rebound	2	5
10:22	Alexis Ajinca misses 14-foot jumper	2	5
10:19	Patrick Beverley defensive rebound	2	5
10:10	Dwight Howard lost ball turnover (Darius Miller steals)	2	5
10:03	Dwight Howard shooting foul (Tyreke Evans draws the foul)	2	5
10:03	Tyreke Evans misses free throw 1 of 2	2	5
10:03	Pelicans offensive team rebound	2	5
10:03	Tyreke Evans misses free throw 2 of 2	2	5
10:02	Pelicans offensive team rebound	2	5
9:49	Darius Miller misses jumper	2	5
9:48	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	2	5
9:33	Troy Daniels bad pass	2	5
9:19	Austin Rivers makes 17-foot two point shot	2	7
9:03	Terrence Jones makes layup (Dwight Howard assists)	4	7
8:45	Austin Rivers misses 18-foot jumper	4	7
8:44	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	4	7
8:38	Jeff Withey blocks Omri Casspi 's 3-foot jumper	4	7
8:37	Alexis Ajinca defensive rebound	4	7
8:27	Alexis Ajinca makes jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)	4	9
8:15	Patrick Beverley bad pass (Alexis Ajinca steals)	4	9
8:10	Tyreke Evans makes driving layup	4	11
8:02	Rockets Full timeout	4	11
8:02	Austin Rivers in bound foul (Patrick Beverley draws the foul)	5	11
8:02	Patrick Beverley makes free throw 1 of 2	5	11
8:02	Patrick Beverley misses free throw 2 of 2	5	11
7:58	Terrence Jones offensive rebound	5	11
7:56	Terrence Jones makes layup	7	11
7:31	shot clock turnover	7	11
7:16	Terrence Jones makes layup (Dwight Howard assists)	9	11
7:16	Jeff Withey shooting foul (Terrence Jones draws the foul)	10	11
7:16	Terrence Jones makes free throw 1 of 1	10	11
6:58	Omri Casspi shooting foul (Alexis Ajinca draws the foul)	10	11
6:58	Alexis Ajinca misses free throw 1 of 2	10	11
6:58	Pelicans offensive team rebound	10	11
6:58	Melvin Ely enters the game for Jeff Withey	10	11
6:58	Alexis Ajinca makes free throw 2 of 2	10	12
6:41	Melvin Ely defensive 3-seconds (Technical Foul)	10	12
6:41	Patrick Beverley makes technical free throw	11	12
6:35	Patrick Beverley lost ball turnover (Darius Miller steals)	11	12
6:31	Troy Daniels shooting foul (Tyreke Evans draws the foul)	11	12
6:31	Tyreke Evans makes free throw 1 of 2	11	13
6:31	Tyreke Evans makes free throw 2 of 2	11	14
6:18	Troy Daniels makes 25-foot three point jumper (Omri Casspi assists)	14	14
5:54	Austin Rivers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)	14	17
5:41	Troy Daniels misses 21-foot jumper	14	17
5:41	Pelicans defensive team rebound	14	17
5:33	Dwight Howard personal foul (Alexis Ajinca draws the foul)	14	17
5:20	Tyreke Evans makes driving layup (Austin Rivers assists)	14	19
5:13	Alexis Ajinca personal foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	14	19
5:13	Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	15	19
5:13	Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2	15	19
5:11	Alexis Ajinca defensive rebound	15	19
4:58	Austin Rivers makes 15-foot two point shot	15	21
4:46	Melvin Ely shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	15	21
4:46	Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2	15	21
4:46	Rockets offensive team rebound	15	21
4:46	Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	16	21
4:20	Tyreke Evans misses 19-foot jumper	16	21
4:20	Omri Casspi defensive rebound	16	21
4:13	Troy Daniels misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	21
4:09	Terrence Jones offensive rebound	16	21
4:00	Melvin Ely shooting foul (Patrick Beverley draws the foul)	16	21
4:00	Pelicans Full timeout	16	21
4:00	Patrick Beverley makes free throw 1 of 2	17	21
4:00	Patrick Beverley makes free throw 2 of 2	18	21
3:46	Darius Miller makes 20-foot jumper (Alexis Ajinca assists)	18	23
3:26	Troy Daniels misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	23
3:25	Tyreke Evans defensive rebound	18	23
3:15	Alexis Ajinca makes dunk (Tyreke Evans assists)	18	25
3:00	Patrick Beverley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Terrence Jones assists)	21	25
2:43	Austin Rivers misses 20-foot jumper	21	25
2:42	Terrence Jones defensive rebound	21	25
2:25	Omri Casspi misses layup	21	25
2:24	Omri Casspi offensive rebound	21	25
2:23	Omri Casspi makes layup	23	25
1:54	Alexis Ajinca makes layup (Tyreke Evans assists)	23	27
1:40	Troy Daniels makes 26-foot three point jumper (Terrence Jones assists)	26	27
1:16	Tyreke Evans misses layup	26	27
1:15	Terrence Jones defensive rebound	26	27
1:12	Terrence Jones makes driving layup	28	27
1:12	Alexis Ajinca shooting foul (Terrence Jones draws the foul)	28	27
1:12	Anthony Morrow enters the game for Austin Rivers	28	27
1:12	Brian Roberts enters the game for Alexis Ajinca	28	27
1:12	Luke Babbitt enters the game for Darius Miller	28	27
1:12	Terrence Jones misses free throw 1 of 1	28	27
1:12	Jordan Hamilton enters the game for Omri Casspi	28	27
1:10	Luke Babbitt defensive rebound	28	27
52.0	Melvin Ely misses 6-foot jumper	28	27
50.0	Tyreke Evans offensive rebound	28	27
49.0	Tyreke Evans out of bounds lost ball turnover	28	27
36.0	Patrick Beverley makes driving layup	30	27
19.0	Troy Daniels shooting foul (Brian Roberts draws the foul)	30	27
19.0	Brian Roberts makes free throw 1 of 2	30	28
19.0	Brian Roberts misses free throw 2 of 2	30	28
18.0	Terrence Jones defensive rebound	30	28
5.0	Patrick Beverley misses layup	30	28
4.0	Terrence Jones offensive rebound	30	28
4.0	Terrence Jones misses tip shot	30	28
2.0	Terrence Jones offensive rebound	30	28
1.0	Terrence Jones misses tip shot	30	28
0.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	30	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	28

Regular Season Series

HOU wins 3-1

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, 17 April 2014

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 17,421

Referees:
James Capers
Eric Lewis
Eric Dalen

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Memphis	20	9	.690	-	W2
Houston	19	9	.679	0.5	W2
Dallas	18	10	.643	1.5	W1
San Antonio	15	13	.536	4.5	W2
New Orleans	5	25	.167	15.5	L7

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