Pelicans 116-115 Rockets (6 Oct, 2013) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Pelicans

1-0, 1-0 away

116

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	22	31	29	34	116
HOU	33	24	34	24	115

Houston Rockets

0-1, 0-1 home

115

James Harden makes 27-foot three point jumper (Donatas Motiejunas assists)
Anthony Davis blocks Dwight Howard 's 5-foot jumper
Greg Stiemsma blocks Dwight Howard 's 3-foot layup
James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chandler Parsons assists)
Jeremy Lin misses driving layup
Chandler Parsons makes dunk (Dwight Howard assists)
Jeremy Lin makes driving layup
James Harden makes dunk (Jeremy Lin assists)
Dwight Howard makes 5-foot two point shot (Jeremy Lin assists)
Dwight Howard makes dunk (Jeremy Lin assists)
Jeremy Lin makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
James Harden makes 10-foot two point shot
Patrick Beverley misses three point jumper
Terrence Jones misses 15-foot jumper
Terrence Jones makes 4-foot jumper (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses driving layup
Terrence Jones makes 26-foot (Patrick Beverley assists)
Omri Casspi makes 5-foot two point shot
Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley makes driving layup
Terrence Jones makes 8-foot two point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
Patrick Beverley makes 9-foot two point shot (Aaron Brooks assists)
Ronnie Brewer misses three point jumper
Terrence Jones makes two point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
Aaron Brooks misses 18-foot jumper
Dwight Howard misses 5-foot jumper
James Harden misses 16-foot two point shot
Chandler Parsons misses 26-foot three point jumper
Arinze Onuaku blocks Jeremy Lin 's 3-foot layup
Jeremy Lin makes driving layup (Chandler Parsons assists)
Jeremy Lin misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard makes 6-foot jumper (James Harden assists)
Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Donatas Motiejunas assists)
Jeremy Lin makes two point shot
Donatas Motiejunas misses three point jumper
Dwight Howard makes two point shot
James Harden makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dwight Howard assists)
Chandler Parsons makes dunk (Donatas Motiejunas assists)
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chandler Parsons makes layup
Dwight Howard makes two point shot
James Harden makes 22-foot two point shot
Terrence Jones makes two point shot (Jeremy Lin assists)
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis blocks Dwight Howard 's 3-foot layup
Terrence Jones misses jumper
Dwight Howard misses layup
Chandler Parsons makes 24-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Patrick Beverley makes layup (Dwight Howard assists)
Omri Casspi makes driving layup
Omri Casspi makes two point shot
Patrick Beverley makes driving dunk
Robert Covington misses 10-foot two point shot
Omri Casspi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Omri Casspi makes dunk (Ronnie Brewer assists)
Robert Covington misses 24-foot three point jumper
Donatas Motiejunas misses 6-foot two point shot
Omri Casspi makes 16-foot two point shot
Donatas Motiejunas misses 6-foot hook shot
Omri Casspi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Canaan assists)
Robert Covington misses 25-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Canaan misses 25-foot three point jumper
Robert Covington misses 24-foot three point jumper
Omri Casspi makes two point shot (Isaiah Canaan assists)
Omri Casspi makes 22-foot two point shot
Omri Casspi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Robert Covington makes two point shot
Anthony Davis misses 19-foot jumper
Dwight Howard blocks Jrue Holiday's shot
Anthony Davis misses 15-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow makes 28-foot three point jumper (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Jason Smith misses 18-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow misses 15-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow misses 13-foot jumper
Anthony Davis makes dunk (Jason Smith assists)
Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Tyreke Evans makes 14-foot jumper
Anthony Davis misses 7-foot jumper
Jason Smith makes 20-foot jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Austin Rivers misses 8-foot jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 4-foot jumper
Austin Rivers makes driving layup
Tyreke Evans misses
Austin Rivers makes two point shot
Jason Smith makes 18-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Jason Smith misses 21-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
Anthony Morrow makes 15-foot jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
Anthony Morrow misses 27-foot three point jumper
Anthony Morrow makes driving layup (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Anthony Morrow makes driving layup
Tyreke Evans makes 5-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis misses 12-foot
Anthony Davis makes two point shot (Austin Rivers assists)
Jrue Holiday makes layup
Jrue Holiday makes 15-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes layup
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 22-foot jumper (Greg Stiemsma assists)
Jrue Holiday misses 17-foot jumper
Austin Rivers misses 26-foot three point jumper
Arinze Onuaku makes dunk (Austin Rivers assists)
Jrue Holiday misses two point jumper
Jason Smith misses 20-foot jumper
Jrue Holiday misses driving layup
Austin Rivers makes 3-foot two point shot
Jrue Holiday makes 24-foot three point jumper
Jeff Withey misses two point shot
Austin Rivers misses 12-foot jumper
Arinze Onuaku makes two point shot
Austin Rivers misses 32-foot three point jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 15-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes 9-foot two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
Greg Stiemsma misses jumper
Anthony Davis misses 17-foot jumper
Anthony Davis makes two point shot
Anthony Davis makes driving layup
Anthony Davis misses 23-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow makes layup
Anthony Morrow makes 21-foot jumper (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Jrue Holiday makes 3-foot jumper
James Harden blocks Anthony Morrow 's 23-foot three point jumper
Jason Smith makes layup (Anthony Morrow assists)
Jason Smith misses 17-foot jumper
Austin Rivers misses layup
Lazar Hayward makes 17-foot jumper
Lance Thomas misses 17-foot jumper
Austin Rivers misses 7-foot jumper
Austin Rivers makes 17-foot two point shot
Austin Rivers misses jumper
Austin Rivers misses 6-foot jumper
Anthony Davis misses tip shot
Anthony Morrow makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Jrue Holiday makes two point shot
Anthony Davis makes layup (Jason Smith assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu misses layup
Anthony Davis makes two point shot
Anthony Davis makes two point shot (Austin Rivers assists)
Ronnie Brewer blocks Anthony Morrow 's 2-foot layup
Anthony Davis makes driving layup
Anthony Morrow makes 24-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
Omri Casspi blocks Arinze Onuaku's layup
Anthony Morrow misses jumper
Lazar Hayward misses 6-foot jumper
Arinze Onuaku makes two point shot
Austin Rivers makes 21-foot two point shot
Austin Rivers misses 8-foot jumper
Arinze Onuaku misses hook shot
Austin Rivers makes driving layup
Austin Rivers misses driving layup
Austin Rivers misses
Austin Rivers makes two point shot

PELICANS

ROCKETS

TIME		NO	HOU
12:00	Anthony Davis vs. Dwight Howard (Jrue Holiday gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Donatas Motiejunas shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul)	0	0
11:41	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	1	0
11:41	Anthony Davis misses free throw 2 of 2	1	0
11:41	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	1	0
11:22	James Harden makes 27-foot three point jumper (Donatas Motiejunas assists)	1	3
11:00	Anthony Davis misses 19-foot jumper	1	3
11:00	Pelicans offensive team rebound	1	3
10:52	Dwight Howard blocks Jrue Holiday's shot	1	3
10:48	Chandler Parsons defensive rebound	1	3
10:29	Chandler Parsons bad pass	1	3
10:18	Anthony Davis misses 15-foot jumper	1	3
10:18	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	1	3
10:04	Anthony Davis blocks Dwight Howard 's 5-foot jumper	1	3
10:02	Greg Stiemsma blocks Dwight Howard 's 3-foot layup	1	3
10:02	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	1	3
10:02	Rockets offensive team rebound	1	3
9:51	James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chandler Parsons assists)	1	6
9:26	Dwight Howard shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul)	1	6
9:26	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	2	6
9:26	Anthony Davis misses free throw 2 of 2	2	6
9:25	Donatas Motiejunas defensive rebound	2	6
9:18	Anthony Morrow personal foul (James Harden draws the foul)	2	6
9:07	James Harden bad pass (Al-Farouq Aminu steals)	2	6
9:03	Anthony Morrow makes 28-foot three point jumper (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)	5	6
8:59	Greg Stiemsma personal foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	5	6
8:49	Jeremy Lin misses driving layup	5	6
8:48	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	5	6
8:48	Jrue Holiday traveling	5	6
8:37	Greg Stiemsma shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	5	6
8:37	Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2	5	6
8:37	Rockets offensive team rebound	5	6
8:37	Jason Smith enters the game for Greg Stiemsma	5	6
8:37	Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	5	7
8:18	Jason Smith misses 18-foot jumper	5	7
8:12	Donatas Motiejunas defensive rebound	5	7
8:11	Jason Smith personal foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	5	7
8:00	Chandler Parsons makes dunk (Dwight Howard assists)	5	9
7:48	Anthony Morrow misses 15-foot jumper	5	9
7:47	Jeremy Lin defensive rebound	5	9
7:43	Jeremy Lin makes driving layup	5	11
7:41	Pelicans Full timeout	5	11
7:22	Anthony Morrow misses 13-foot jumper	5	11
7:22	Chandler Parsons defensive rebound	5	11
7:09	Tyreke Evans enters the game for Anthony Morrow	5	11
7:09	Anthony Davis personal foul (Donatas Motiejunas draws the foul)	5	11
7:09	Donatas Motiejunas makes free throw 1 of 2	5	12
7:09	Donatas Motiejunas makes free throw 2 of 2	5	13
6:58	Tyreke Evans bad pass (Jeremy Lin steals)	5	13
6:52	James Harden makes dunk (Jeremy Lin assists)	5	15
6:31	Jeremy Lin kicked ball violation	5	15
6:26	Jeremy Lin shooting foul (Jrue Holiday draws the foul)	5	15
6:26	Jrue Holiday makes free throw 1 of 2	6	15
6:26	Jrue Holiday makes free throw 2 of 2	7	15
6:13	Dwight Howard makes 5-foot two point shot (Jeremy Lin assists)	7	17
5:58	Anthony Davis makes dunk (Jason Smith assists)	9	17
5:50	Dwight Howard makes dunk (Jeremy Lin assists)	9	19
5:31	Jason Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)	11	19
5:18	Jeremy Lin makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	11	22
5:01	Tyreke Evans makes 14-foot jumper	13	22
5:01	Donatas Motiejunas shooting foul (Tyreke Evans draws the foul)	13	22
5:01	Dwight Howard defensive goaltending violation	13	22
5:01	Tyreke Evans makes free throw 1 of 1	14	22
4:48	James Harden makes 10-foot two point shot	14	24
4:31	Anthony Davis misses 7-foot jumper	14	24
4:30	Chandler Parsons defensive rebound	14	24
4:30	Anthony Davis personal foul (Chandler Parsons draws the foul)	14	24
4:30	Chandler Parsons makes free throw 1 of 2	14	25
4:30	Terrence Jones enters the game for Donatas Motiejunas	14	25
4:30	Patrick Beverley enters the game for Jeremy Lin	14	25
4:30	Arinze Onuaku enters the game for Anthony Davis	14	25
4:30	Chandler Parsons makes free throw 2 of 2	14	26
4:16	Jason Smith makes 20-foot jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)	16	26
4:03	Patrick Beverley misses three point jumper	16	26
4:03	Jason Smith defensive rebound	16	26
3:57	Austin Rivers enters the game for Al-Farouq Aminu	16	26
3:40	Austin Rivers misses 8-foot jumper	16	26
3:38	Chandler Parsons defensive rebound	16	26
3:27	Terrence Jones misses 15-foot jumper	16	26
3:24	Arinze Onuaku defensive rebound	16	26
3:18	Jrue Holiday misses 4-foot jumper	16	26
3:16	Terrence Jones defensive rebound	16	26
3:02	Terrence Jones makes 4-foot jumper (James Harden assists)	16	28
2:39	Jrue Holiday lost ball turnover (Terrence Jones steals)	16	28
2:33	James Harden misses driving layup	16	28
2:32	Jason Smith defensive rebound	16	28
2:31	Jason Smith bad pass (James Harden steals)	16	28
2:12	Chandler Parsons bad pass (Austin Rivers steals)	16	28
2:06	Austin Rivers makes driving layup	18	28
2:05	Rockets Full timeout	18	28
2:05	Ronnie Brewer enters the game for Chandler Parsons	18	28
2:05	Aaron Brooks enters the game for Dwight Howard	18	28
2:05	Omri Casspi enters the game for James Harden	18	28
2:05	Anthony Morrow enters the game for Jrue Holiday	18	28
1:54	Aaron Brooks bad pass (Jason Smith steals)	18	28
1:47	Tyreke Evans misses	18	28
1:46	Terrence Jones defensive rebound	18	28
1:43	Aaron Brooks out of bounds lost ball turnover	18	28
1:23	Austin Rivers makes two point shot	20	28
1:15	Terrence Jones makes 26-foot (Patrick Beverley assists)	20	31
59.0	Patrick Beverley shooting foul (Tyreke Evans draws the foul)	20	31
59.0	Tyreke Evans misses free throw 1 of 2	20	31
59.0	Pelicans offensive team rebound	20	31
59.0	Lance Thomas enters the game for Arinze Onuaku	20	31
59.0	Tyreke Evans misses free throw 2 of 2	20	31
58.0	Jason Smith offensive rebound	20	31
49.0	Jason Smith makes 18-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)	22	31
32.0	Omri Casspi makes 5-foot two point shot	22	33
32.0	Jason Smith shooting foul (Omri Casspi draws the foul)	22	33
32.0	Omri Casspi misses free throw 1 of 1	22	33
30.0	Tyreke Evans defensive rebound	22	33
21.0	Jason Smith misses 21-foot jumper	22	33
20.0	Terrence Jones defensive rebound	22	33
3.0	Aaron Brooks out of bounds lost ball turnover	22	33
0.0	Tyreke Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper	22	33
0.0	Pelicans offensive team rebound	22	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	33

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

Toyota Center (Houston)

1:00 AM, 6 October 2013

Houston, TX

Attendance: 15,049

Referees:
Derrick Collins
Sean Corbin
Steven Anderson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	12	5	.706	-	W2
Memphis	9	7	.563	2.5	W1
Dallas	8	7	.533	3	W3
San Antonio	8	8	.500	3.5	W2
New Orleans	4	13	.235	8	L4

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