Rockets 100-95 Pelicans (3 Mar, 2016) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Pelicans

23-36, 7-23 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	28	24	24	19	95
HOU	25	28	23	24	100

Houston Rockets

30-31, 17-14 home

100

Patrick Beverley misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 15-foot two point shot
James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley makes two point shot
Norris Cole blocks Patrick Beverley's jumper
James Harden misses running jumper
Trevor Ariza makes two point shot (Donatas Motiejunas assists)
James Harden makes driving layup
Donatas Motiejunas makes two point shot
Dwight Howard makes layup (Patrick Beverley assists)
James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes two point shot
Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Smith makes layup (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Corey Brewer assists)
Patrick Beverley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Donatas Motiejunas misses 26-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer misses 23-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer makes layup
Donatas Motiejunas makes two point shot
Dwight Howard misses 4-foot hook shot
Donatas Motiejunas misses 5-foot two point shot
Trevor Ariza makes two point shot (Donatas Motiejunas assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley misses 23-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Smith assists)
Josh Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Clint Capela makes dunk (Trevor Ariza assists)
James Harden makes two point shot
Patrick Beverley makes 12-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
Patrick Beverley makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Josh Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard makes dunk (Trevor Ariza assists)
Patrick Beverley makes driving layup (Jason Terry assists)
Corey Brewer misses 31-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 17-foot two point shot
James Harden makes 17-foot two point shot
James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 10-foot two point shot
James Harden makes tip shot
Clint Capela makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
Josh Smith makes 6-foot two point shot
James Harden misses driving layup
Patrick Beverley misses 10-foot two point shot
Patrick Beverley makes driving layup (Trevor Ariza assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 27-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer makes two point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
Dwight Howard makes 3-foot layup (Corey Brewer assists)
Patrick Beverley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer makes 20-foot two point shot
Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer misses 54-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer misses 21-foot two point jumper
Alexis Ajinca blocks Patrick Beverley 's 7-foot shot
James Harden misses 12-foot running jumper
Josh Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes driving layup (Josh Smith assists)
Corey Brewer misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry misses 23-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes driving layup
Donatas Motiejunas misses 7-foot two point shot
Donatas Motiejunas makes 7-foot two point shot (Clint Capela assists)
Anthony Davis blocks Donatas Motiejunas 's 3-foot shot
James Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses layup
Corey Brewer makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
Trevor Ariza makes two point shot
James Harden makes driving layup
Patrick Beverley makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dante Cunningham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Norris Cole misses 22-foot two point jumper
Kendrick Perkins misses 13-foot jumper
Norris Cole makes layup (Anthony Davis assists)
Norris Cole misses three point jumper
Trevor Ariza blocks Anthony Davis 's 14-foot jumper
Dante Cunningham makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)
Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Norris Cole assists)
Norris Cole makes driving layup
Dwight Howard blocks Norris Cole 's 3-foot layup
Anthony Davis misses 15-foot jumper
Norris Cole misses 6-foot jumper
Anthony Davis makes dunk (Eric Gordon assists)
Alexis Ajinca makes 9-foot jumper (Anthony Davis assists)
Eric Gordon makes 17-foot two point shot
Norris Cole makes two point shot (Eric Gordon assists)
Dante Cunningham misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday makes driving layup
Ryan Anderson misses three point jumper
Ryan Anderson makes 25-foot three point jumper
Ryan Anderson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ryan Anderson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Smith blocks Anthony Davis 's 5-foot jumper
Dwight Howard blocks Ryan Anderson's layup
Jrue Holiday misses 41-foot three point jumper
Norris Cole makes 21-foot two point shot
Ryan Anderson makes dunk (Norris Cole assists)
Ryan Anderson makes 21-foot two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
Ryan Anderson misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
Ryan Anderson misses 15-foot jumper
Norris Cole makes two point shot
Norris Cole makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Eric Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ryan Anderson misses 16-foot turnaround fadeaway shot
Jrue Holiday makes two point shot (Norris Cole assists)
Clint Capela blocks Alexis Ajinca's jumper
Norris Cole misses driving layup
Anthony Davis makes dunk (Dante Cunningham assists)
Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Clint Capela blocks Jrue Holiday 's 2-foot shot
Eric Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Jrue Holiday misses 26-foot three point jumper
Norris Cole makes two point shot
Norris Cole makes 14-foot two point shot
Eric Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Norris Cole assists)
Dante Cunningham makes 24-foot three point jumper (Norris Cole assists)
Eric Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kendrick Perkins assists)
Dante Cunningham makes 23-foot three point jumper (Norris Cole assists)
Anthony Davis makes two point shot (Norris Cole assists)
Ryan Anderson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis misses 10-foot jumper
Anthony Davis misses 8-foot two point shot
Dante Cunningham misses 9-foot jumper
Ryan Anderson misses 1-foot tip layup
Dante Cunningham misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dante Cunningham makes 20-foot jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Jrue Holiday misses 25-foot three point jumper
Toney Douglas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dante Cunningham misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday makes 19-foot jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 26-foot three point jumper
Alexis Ajinca misses cutting layup
Alexis Ajinca misses 16-foot jumper
Ryan Anderson misses tip layup
Ryan Anderson makes tip shot
Alexis Ajinca makes dunk (Jrue Holiday assists)
Jrue Holiday makes 24-foot three pointer
Ryan Anderson misses 3-foot two point shot
Ryan Anderson misses tip layup
Jrue Holiday misses 27-foot three point jumper
Toney Douglas misses 22-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis misses 18-foot jumper
Anthony Davis misses cutting dunk
James Harden blocks Eric Gordon 's 17-foot shot
Ryan Anderson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ryan Anderson misses driving layup
Norris Cole makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Anthony Davis makes two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
Jrue Holiday makes 18-foot jumper
Ryan Anderson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Norris Cole assists)
Dwight Howard blocks Jrue Holiday 's 6-foot jumper
Patrick Beverley blocks Ryan Anderson 's 6-foot shot
Eric Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Jrue Holiday misses 24-foot three point jumper
Norris Cole misses 19-foot jumper
Anthony Davis misses 26-foot three point jumper
Norris Cole misses 4-foot driving bank shot
Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper

PELICANS

ROCKETS

TIME		NO	HOU
12:00	Anthony Davis vs. Dwight Howard (Donatas Motiejunas gains possession)	0	0
11:36	Patrick Beverley misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:34	Dante Cunningham defensive rebound	0	0
11:18	Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:18	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	0	0
11:08	James Harden makes 15-foot two point shot	0	2
10:45	Dante Cunningham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)	3	2
10:34	James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper	3	2
10:33	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	3	2
10:23	Dwight Howard personal foul (Eric Gordon draws the foul)	3	2
10:10	Norris Cole misses 22-foot two point jumper	3	2
10:08	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	3	2
9:59	Patrick Beverley makes two point shot	3	4
9:47	Kendrick Perkins misses 13-foot jumper	3	4
9:45	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	3	4
9:38	Norris Cole blocks Patrick Beverley's jumper	3	4
9:37	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	3	4
9:32	Norris Cole makes layup (Anthony Davis assists)	5	4
9:19	Dwight Howard bad pass	5	4
9:03	Norris Cole misses three point jumper	5	4
9:03	James Harden defensive rebound	5	4
8:52	James Harden misses running jumper	5	4
8:52	Eric Gordon defensive rebound	5	4
8:42	Eric Gordon lost ball turnover (Dwight Howard steals)	5	4
8:41	Kendrick Perkins shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul)	5	4
8:41	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	5	5
8:41	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	5	6
8:27	Trevor Ariza blocks Anthony Davis 's 14-foot jumper	5	6
8:26	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	5	6
8:18	Dante Cunningham makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)	8	6
8:06	Eric Gordon personal foul (Donatas Motiejunas draws the foul)	8	6
7:56	Dwight Howard traveling	8	6
7:46	Eric Gordon bad pass (Dwight Howard steals)	8	6
7:43	Trevor Ariza makes two point shot (Donatas Motiejunas assists)	8	8
7:31	Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Norris Cole assists)	11	8
7:20	James Harden makes driving layup	11	10
7:09	Norris Cole makes driving layup	13	10
6:56	Donatas Motiejunas makes two point shot	13	12
6:50	Dwight Howard blocks Norris Cole 's 3-foot layup	13	12
6:50	Rockets defensive team rebound	13	12
6:50	Alexis Ajinca enters the game for Kendrick Perkins	13	12
6:33	Dwight Howard makes layup (Patrick Beverley assists)	13	14
6:16	Anthony Davis misses 15-foot jumper	13	14
6:16	James Harden defensive rebound	13	14
6:09	James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	14
6:09	Norris Cole defensive rebound	13	14
5:58	Norris Cole misses 6-foot jumper	13	14
5:58	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	13	14
5:48	Patrick Beverley bad pass (Alexis Ajinca steals)	13	14
5:43	Anthony Davis makes dunk (Eric Gordon assists)	15	14
5:41	Rockets Full timeout	15	14
5:41	Josh Smith enters the game for Donatas Motiejunas	15	14
5:41	Jason Terry enters the game for Patrick Beverley	15	14
5:26	James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	14
5:24	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	15	14
5:09	Alexis Ajinca makes 9-foot jumper (Anthony Davis assists)	17	14
4:58	Dwight Howard makes two point shot (James Harden assists)	17	16
4:58	Alexis Ajinca shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	17	16
4:58	Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 1	17	16
4:58	Norris Cole defensive rebound	17	16
4:46	Eric Gordon makes 17-foot two point shot	19	16
4:37	Alexis Ajinca personal foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	19	16
4:37	Kendrick Perkins enters the game for Alexis Ajinca	19	16
4:30	Trevor Ariza bad pass (Kendrick Perkins steals)	19	16
4:26	Norris Cole makes two point shot (Eric Gordon assists)	21	16
4:13	Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	16
4:11	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	21	16
4:11	Anthony Davis shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	21	16
4:11	Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	21	17
4:11	Jrue Holiday enters the game for Norris Cole	21	17
4:11	Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2	21	17
4:11	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	21	17
3:54	Dante Cunningham misses 24-foot three point jumper	21	17
3:53	Josh Smith defensive rebound	21	17
3:46	Josh Smith bad pass (Kendrick Perkins steals)	21	17
3:41	Jrue Holiday bad pass (James Harden steals)	21	17
3:36	James Harden makes two point shot	21	19
3:29	Jrue Holiday makes driving layup	23	19
3:13	Jrue Holiday personal foul (James Harden draws the foul)	23	19
3:13	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	23	20
3:13	Clint Capela enters the game for Dwight Howard	23	20
3:13	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	23	21
2:56	Josh Smith shooting foul (Dante Cunningham draws the foul)	23	21
2:56	Pelicans Full timeout	23	21
2:56	Alonzo Gee enters the game for Kendrick Perkins	23	21
2:56	Ryan Anderson enters the game for Eric Gordon	23	21
2:56	Corey Brewer enters the game for Trevor Ariza	23	21
2:56	Dante Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 2	24	21
2:56	Dante Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 2	25	21
2:40	James Harden bad pass (Anthony Davis steals)	25	21
2:35	Corey Brewer shooting foul (Dante Cunningham draws the foul)	25	21
2:35	Dante Cunningham misses free throw 1 of 2	25	21
2:35	Pelicans offensive team rebound	25	21
2:35	Dante Cunningham misses free throw 2 of 2	25	21
2:35	Clint Capela defensive rebound	25	21
2:13	Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper	25	21
2:12	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	25	21
2:02	Ryan Anderson misses three point jumper	25	21
2:00	Rockets defensive team rebound	25	21
1:51	Josh Smith makes layup (James Harden assists)	25	23
1:28	Dante Cunningham bad pass (Clint Capela steals)	25	23
1:22	James Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	25	23
1:21	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	25	23
1:12	Dwight Howard enters the game for Clint Capela	25	23
1:12	Patrick Beverley enters the game for James Harden	25	23
1:06	Ryan Anderson makes 25-foot three point jumper	28	23
47.0	Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Corey Brewer assists)	28	25
38.0	Ryan Anderson misses 26-foot three point jumper	28	25
37.0	Pelicans offensive team rebound	28	25
34.0	Ryan Anderson misses 26-foot three point jumper	28	25
33.0	Patrick Beverley defensive rebound	28	25
28.0	Patrick Beverley misses 24-foot three point jumper	28	25
27.0	Dante Cunningham defensive rebound	28	25
15.0	Josh Smith blocks Anthony Davis 's 5-foot jumper	28	25
12.0	Ryan Anderson offensive rebound	28	25
10.0	Dwight Howard blocks Ryan Anderson's layup	28	25
8.0	Patrick Beverley defensive rebound	28	25
4.0	Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper	28	25
2.0	Ryan Anderson defensive rebound	28	25
0.0	Jrue Holiday misses 41-foot three point jumper	28	25
0.0	Pelicans offensive team rebound	28	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	25

Regular Season Series

HOU wins 3-1

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

Toyota Center (Houston)

1:00 AM, 3 March 2016

Houston, TX

Attendance: 18,226

Referees:
Brent Barnaky
Kane Fitzgerald
Rodney Mott

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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