Pelicans 110-108 Rockets (27 Dec, 2015) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

16-16, 6-9 away

108

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	41	21	29	17	108
NO	33	30	21	26	110

New Orleans Pelicans

10-20, 7-6 home

110

Eric Gordon makes 19-foot jumper
Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Anthony Davis makes two point shot (Eric Gordon assists)
Alonzo Gee makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)
Alonzo Gee misses 22-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes driving dunk (Eric Gordon assists)
Anthony Davis misses 22-foot jumper
Anthony Davis makes 6-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins makes dunk (Eric Gordon assists)
Tyreke Evans misses driving layup
Tyreke Evans misses 26-foot three point running jumper
Jrue Holiday makes 6-foot two point shot
Eric Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ryan Anderson assists)
Jrue Holiday makes driving layup
Norris Cole makes 22-foot jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 13-foot jumper
Ryan Anderson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alonzo Gee assists)
Kendrick Perkins makes dunk (Jrue Holiday assists)
Alonzo Gee misses layup
Alonzo Gee misses three point jumper
Ryan Anderson makes two point shot
Norris Cole misses 17-foot two point jumper
Norris Cole misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ryan Anderson misses 17-foot jumper
Anthony Davis misses jumper
Dwight Howard blocks Tyreke Evans's layup
Tyreke Evans misses 22-foot jumper
Eric Gordon makes three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)
Anthony Davis makes driving layup
Ryan Anderson makes driving layup (Eric Gordon assists)
Anthony Davis misses layup
Eric Gordon makes 22-foot jumper
Alonzo Gee makes driving layup (Tyreke Evans assists)
Ryan Anderson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Ryan Anderson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans misses layup
Anthony Davis makes two point shot
Ryan Anderson makes driving dunk (Tyreke Evans assists)
Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Alonzo Gee misses jumper
Anthony Davis misses 16-foot jumper
Clint Capela blocks Tyreke Evans's layup
Anthony Davis makes jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Omer Asik makes layup (Tyreke Evans assists)
Anthony Davis misses 17-foot jumper
Anthony Davis misses three point jumper
Tyreke Evans misses driving layup
Jrue Holiday makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Anthony Davis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
Eric Gordon makes jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Jrue Holiday misses 23-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
Omer Asik makes dunk (Jrue Holiday assists)
Anthony Davis misses jumper
Clint Capela blocks Norris Cole 's 18-foot jumper
Ryan Anderson makes 19-foot two point shot (Tyreke Evans assists)
Eric Gordon makes three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Ryan Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans makes 25-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans misses layup
Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Norris Cole misses jumper
Omer Asik misses layup
Tyreke Evans misses layup
Norris Cole makes three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Jrue Holiday misses layup
Eric Gordon makes two point shot (Tyreke Evans assists)
Jrue Holiday misses jumper
Anthony Davis makes two point shot (Tyreke Evans assists)
Anthony Davis misses jumper
Tyreke Evans misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 17-foot jumper
Patrick Beverley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Clint Capela assists)
Trevor Ariza makes layup
Trevor Ariza misses 19-foot jumper
James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Trevor Ariza makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Dwight Howard makes 11-foot two point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
Terrence Jones misses 7-foot jumper
James Harden makes 16-foot two point shot
James Harden misses 16-foot jumper
Terrence Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Patrick Beverley makes driving layup
Dwight Howard makes dunk (James Harden assists)
Trevor Ariza makes dunk (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses 17-foot jumper
James Harden makes three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Anthony Davis blocks Terrence Jones 's 5-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday blocks Ty Lawson 's 2-foot layup
Terrence Jones misses layup
Clint Capela makes two point shot
Ty Lawson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Clint Capela assists)
Ty Lawson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry misses jumper
Corey Brewer makes driving layup
Donatas Motiejunas misses 26-foot three point jumper
Donatas Motiejunas makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)
Corey Brewer misses layup
Jason Terry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Ty Lawson makes 16-foot two point shot
Ty Lawson makes 17-foot two point shot
Patrick Beverley misses driving layup
Donatas Motiejunas makes 9-foot two point shot
Dwight Howard misses layup
Dwight Howard makes layup
Patrick Beverley makes two point shot
Terrence Jones misses jumper
Trevor Ariza makes layup (Clint Capela assists)
Terrence Jones misses layup
Terrence Jones misses two point shot
Ty Lawson misses layup
Patrick Beverley makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
Omer Asik blocks James Harden 's 2-foot layup
Patrick Beverley makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Trevor Ariza makes three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Patrick Beverley makes 27-foot
Patrick Beverley misses three point jumper
Anthony Davis blocks Clint Capela's shot
Patrick Beverley misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 17-foot jumper
James Harden misses 12-foot jumper
Clint Capela misses 5-foot hook shot
Trevor Ariza misses 27-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes driving layup (Ty Lawson assists)
Ty Lawson misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Terrence Jones assists)
James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 14-foot jumper
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Thornton makes 20-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Trevor Ariza makes 17-foot two point shot
Terrence Jones makes layup (Clint Capela assists)
Marcus Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Terrence Jones makes layup
Marcus Thornton makes 9-foot two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
Ryan Anderson blocks Terrence Jones 's 2-foot layup
Clint Capela misses 5-foot jumper
Marcus Thornton makes 25-foot
Terrence Jones makes dunk (Ty Lawson assists)
Marcus Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Omer Asik blocks Terrence Jones 's 3-foot layup
James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 21-foot jumper
James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses three point jumper
Anthony Davis blocks Ty Lawson 's 3-foot layup
Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ty Lawson misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans blocks James Harden 's 4-foot 2-pt jumper

ROCKETS

PELICANS

TIME		HOU	NO
12:00	Dwight Howard vs. Anthony Davis (Trevor Ariza gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Anthony Davis kicked ball violation	0	0
11:37	James Harden misses 17-foot jumper	0	0
11:37	Clint Capela offensive rebound	0	0
11:32	Patrick Beverley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Clint Capela assists)	3	0
11:21	James Harden personal foul (Eric Gordon draws the foul)	3	0
11:15	Anthony Davis lost ball turnover (Trevor Ariza steals)	3	0
11:11	Trevor Ariza makes layup	5	0
11:11	Tyreke Evans shooting foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)	5	0
11:11	Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 1	5	0
11:11	Omer Asik defensive rebound	5	0
10:52	Eric Gordon makes 19-foot jumper	5	2
10:38	Trevor Ariza misses 19-foot jumper	5	2
10:38	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	5	2
10:29	Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper	5	5
10:14	James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)	8	5
9:57	Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)	8	8
9:51	Rockets Full timeout	8	8
9:37	Trevor Ariza makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)	11	8
9:17	Anthony Davis makes two point shot (Eric Gordon assists)	11	10
9:04	Dwight Howard makes 11-foot two point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)	13	10
8:49	Alonzo Gee makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)	13	13
8:41	Omer Asik shooting foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)	13	13
8:41	Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2	14	13
8:41	Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2	15	13
8:23	Alonzo Gee misses 22-foot three point jumper	15	13
8:22	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	15	13
8:19	Trevor Ariza kicked ball violation	15	13
8:11	Dwight Howard shooting foul (Omer Asik draws the foul)	15	13
8:11	Omer Asik makes free throw 1 of 2	15	14
8:11	Terrence Jones enters the game for Clint Capela	15	14
8:11	Omer Asik makes free throw 2 of 2	15	15
7:54	Terrence Jones misses 7-foot jumper	15	15
7:54	Tyreke Evans defensive rebound	15	15
7:43	Anthony Davis makes driving dunk (Eric Gordon assists)	15	18
7:43	Terrence Jones shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul)	15	17
7:43	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 1	15	18
7:24	James Harden makes 16-foot two point shot	17	18
7:05	Anthony Davis misses 22-foot jumper	17	18
7:05	James Harden defensive rebound	17	18
6:52	James Harden misses 16-foot jumper	17	18
6:50	James Harden offensive rebound	17	18
6:45	Terrence Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)	20	18
6:24	Anthony Davis makes 6-foot jumper	20	20
6:24	Dwight Howard defensive goaltending violation	20	20
6:13	Patrick Beverley makes driving layup	22	20
6:05	Patrick Beverley personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul)	22	20
5:54	James Harden shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul)	22	20
5:54	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	22	21
5:54	Ty Lawson enters the game for Patrick Beverley	22	21
5:54	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	22	22
5:35	Dwight Howard makes dunk (James Harden assists)	24	22
5:24	Omer Asik bad pass (James Harden steals)	24	22
5:18	Trevor Ariza makes dunk (James Harden assists)	26	22
5:07	Tyreke Evans bad pass (Trevor Ariza steals)	26	22
5:07	Anthony Davis personal foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)	26	22
5:07	Jrue Holiday enters the game for Alonzo Gee	26	22
5:07	Kendrick Perkins enters the game for Omer Asik	26	22
4:54	James Harden misses 17-foot jumper	26	22
4:52	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	26	22
4:47	Tyreke Evans bad pass (Terrence Jones steals)	26	22
4:35	James Harden makes three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)	29	22
4:28	Pelicans Full timeout	29	22
4:28	Clint Capela enters the game for Dwight Howard	29	22
4:11	Kendrick Perkins makes dunk (Eric Gordon assists)	29	24
3:53	Anthony Davis blocks Terrence Jones 's 5-foot jumper	29	24
3:51	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	29	24
3:31	Tyreke Evans misses driving layup	29	24
3:31	Clint Capela defensive rebound	29	24
3:28	Jrue Holiday shooting foul (Terrence Jones draws the foul)	29	24
3:28	Terrence Jones misses free throw 1 of 2	29	24
3:28	Rockets offensive team rebound	29	24
3:28	Ryan Anderson enters the game for Kendrick Perkins	29	24
3:28	Corey Brewer enters the game for Trevor Ariza	29	24
3:28	Terrence Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	30	24
3:09	Jason Terry enters the game for James Harden	30	24
3:02	Tyreke Evans misses 26-foot three point running jumper	30	24
3:02	Pelicans offensive team rebound	30	24
3:02	shot clock turnover	30	24
2:47	Corey Brewer misses 26-foot three point jumper	30	24
2:47	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	30	24
2:42	Jrue Holiday makes 6-foot two point shot	30	26
2:42	Clint Capela shooting foul (Jrue Holiday draws the foul)	30	26
2:42	Norris Cole enters the game for Tyreke Evans	30	26
2:42	Jrue Holiday misses free throw 1 of 1	30	26
2:39	Clint Capela defensive rebound	30	26
2:34	Norris Cole shooting block foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul)	30	26
2:34	Ty Lawson makes free throw 1 of 2	31	26
2:34	Ty Lawson makes free throw 2 of 2	32	26
2:21	Jrue Holiday bad pass (Terrence Jones steals)	32	26
2:18	Jrue Holiday blocks Ty Lawson 's 2-foot layup	34	26
2:18	Rockets offensive team rebound	33	26
2:18	Eric Gordon loose ball foul (Corey Brewer draws the foul)	33	26
2:18	Corey Brewer makes free throw 1 of 2	33	26
2:18	Corey Brewer makes free throw 2 of 2	34	26
1:58	Eric Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ryan Anderson assists)	34	29
1:35	Terrence Jones misses layup	34	29
1:34	Clint Capela makes two point shot	36	29
1:34	Clint Capela offensive rebound	34	29
1:24	Anthony Davis traveling	36	29
1:12	Eric Gordon personal foul (Terrence Jones draws the foul)	36	29
1:12	Terrence Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	37	29
1:12	Alonzo Gee enters the game for Eric Gordon	37	29
1:12	Dante Cunningham enters the game for Anthony Davis	37	29
1:12	Terrence Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	38	29
1:00	Jrue Holiday makes driving layup	38	31
51.0	Ty Lawson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Clint Capela assists)	41	31
36.0	Ty Lawson misses 26-foot three point jumper	41	31
36.0	Dante Cunningham defensive rebound	41	31
15.0	Norris Cole makes 22-foot jumper	41	33
1.0	Jason Terry misses jumper	41	33
0.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	41	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	41	33

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Pelicans
101
Rockets
108

Game 1

3/12

Rockets
108
Pelicans
110

Game 2

27/12

Rockets
112
Pelicans
111

Game 3

26/1

Pelicans
95
Rockets
100

Game 4

3/3

Smoothie King Center

12:00 AM, 27 December 2015

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 18,248

Referees:
Mark Ayotte
Bill Spooner
J.T. Orr

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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