Rockets 123-117 Pelicans (9 Oct, 2016) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Pelicans

1-2

117

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	30	35	30	22	117
HOU	37	31	25	30	123

Houston Rockets

3-0

123

Ryan Anderson misses jumper
Clint Capela makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
Clint Capela makes layup (James Harden assists)
Clint Capela misses layup
Trevor Ariza makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Clint Capela makes jumper (James Harden assists)
Clint Capela misses 5-foot jumper
Ryan Anderson misses three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses layup
Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Omer Asik blocks James Harden 's 2-foot layup
Nene makes layup (Eric Gordon assists)
James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nene assists)
Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nene makes 15-foot jumper
Nene makes layup (James Harden assists)
Corey Brewer misses 24-foot jumper
K.J. McDaniels makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Nene makes layup (Corey Brewer assists)
James Harden makes three point jumper
K.J. McDaniels misses layup
Pablo Prigioni misses layup
Pablo Prigioni makes 25-foot three point jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
Ryan Anderson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Nene misses three point jumper
K.J. McDaniels makes two point shot (Pablo Prigioni assists)
Ryan Anderson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Pablo Prigioni assists)
Ryan Anderson makes 13-foot two point shot
Corey Brewer misses layup
Pablo Prigioni makes 4-foot two point shot
Pablo Prigioni misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses layup
Omer Asik blocks Eric Gordon 's 4-foot jumper
Clint Capela makes two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists)
Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Eric Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes driving layup
Eric Gordon misses 29-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses layup
Eric Gordon makes driving layup
James Harden makes driving layup
James Harden misses 10-foot jumper
James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper
Ryan Anderson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Nene makes layup (James Harden assists)
Eric Gordon makes three point jumper (Nene assists)
James Harden misses 17-foot jumper
Omer Asik blocks Nene 's layup
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ryan Anderson makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Eric Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ryan Anderson misses 15-foot jumper
Eric Gordon misses 18-foot jumper
Eric Gordon makes layup (Trevor Ariza assists)
James Harden makes driving layup
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
Clint Capela makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
Corey Brewer makes 3-foot jumper (James Harden assists)
Montrezl Harrell makes dunk
Omer Asik makes dunk (Anthony Davis assists)
Anthony Davis misses 17-foot jumper
E'Twaun Moore makes 26-foot three point jumper (Omer Asik assists)
Anthony Davis makes dunk (E'Twaun Moore assists)
Solomon Hill misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes 19-foot jumper (E'Twaun Moore assists)
Anthony Davis misses 17-foot jumper
Tim Frazier makes driving layup
Anthony Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes 6-foot two point shot (Solomon Hill assists)
E'Twaun Moore misses 18-foot Regular Jump Shot
Anthony Davis misses 4-foot jumper
Anthony Davis misses 11-foot jumper
E'Twaun Moore misses 23-foot jumper
Tim Frazier misses 25-foot three point jumper
E'Twaun Moore makes three point jumper (Tim Frazier assists)
Buddy Hield makes 24-foot three point jumper (Langston Galloway assists)
Lance Stephenson makes 25-foot three point jumper
Lance Stephenson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Buddy Hield assists)
Langston Galloway misses 21-foot jumper
Buddy Hield misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ryan Anderson blocks Omer Asik's layup
Buddy Hield misses 19-foot jumper
Omer Asik makes dunk (Buddy Hield assists)
Dante Cunningham misses 24-foot three point jumper
Buddy Hield makes layup
Buddy Hield misses jumper
Langston Galloway misses layup
Anthony Davis makes layup
Anthony Davis makes jumper (Tim Frazier assists)
Buddy Hield makes layup (Tim Frazier assists)
Anthony Davis misses layup
Solomon Hill makes tip shot
E'Twaun Moore makes three point jumper
E'Twaun Moore makes layup (Tim Frazier assists)
Solomon Hill misses 7-foot jumper
E'Twaun Moore makes three point jumper (Tim Frazier assists)
Buddy Hield misses 26-foot three point jumper
Buddy Hield misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tim Frazier makes driving layup
Dante Cunningham makes layup (Tim Frazier assists)
Omer Asik makes dunk (E'Twaun Moore assists)
E'Twaun Moore makes layup
Tim Frazier makes 17-foot two point shot
E'Twaun Moore makes 17-foot jumper (Tim Frazier assists)
Anthony Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
E'Twaun Moore makes layup (Solomon Hill assists)
Lance Stephenson misses 17-foot jumper
Solomon Hill makes tip shot (Lance Stephenson assists)
Anthony Davis makes 2-foot layup (Lance Stephenson assists)
Anthony Davis makes 15-foot two point shot (Tim Frazier assists)
E'Twaun Moore makes 21-foot jumper (Lance Stephenson assists)
Solomon Hill misses three point jumper
Anthony Davis misses 14-foot jumper
K.J. McDaniels blocks Tim Frazier's layup
Dante Cunningham makes layup (Tim Frazier assists)
Dante Cunningham makes layup (Anthony Davis assists)
Lance Stephenson misses 25-foot three point jumper
E'Twaun Moore misses jumper
Clint Capela blocks Omer Asik's layup
Lance Stephenson misses 26-foot three point jumper
E'Twaun Moore misses 16-foot jumper

PELICANS

ROCKETS

TIME		NO	HOU
12:00	Anthony Davis vs. Clint Capela (Tim Frazier gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Ryan Anderson shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul)	0	0
11:45	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	1	0
11:45	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	2	0
11:34	Solomon Hill personal foul (James Harden draws the foul)	2	0
11:25	Ryan Anderson misses jumper	2	0
11:25	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	2	0
11:15	Omer Asik makes dunk (Anthony Davis assists)	4	0
11:00	Clint Capela makes two point shot (James Harden assists)	4	2
10:42	Anthony Davis misses 17-foot jumper	4	2
10:42	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	4	2
10:30	Clint Capela makes layup (James Harden assists)	4	4
10:15	E'Twaun Moore makes 26-foot three point jumper (Omer Asik assists)	7	4
10:00	Clint Capela misses layup	7	4
10:00	Solomon Hill defensive rebound	7	4
9:52	Anthony Davis makes dunk (E'Twaun Moore assists)	9	4
9:41	Trevor Ariza makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	9	7
9:29	Trevor Ariza personal foul (Omer Asik draws the foul)	9	7
9:21	Solomon Hill misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	7
9:21	James Harden defensive rebound	9	7
9:07	James Harden Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	9	7
9:03	Anthony Davis makes 19-foot jumper (E'Twaun Moore assists)	11	7
8:40	Clint Capela makes jumper (James Harden assists)	11	9
8:22	Anthony Davis misses 17-foot jumper	11	9
8:22	Clint Capela defensive rebound	11	9
8:15	Tim Frazier personal foul (Eric Gordon draws the foul)	11	9
8:04	Clint Capela misses 5-foot jumper	11	9
8:04	Clint Capela offensive rebound	11	9
7:58	Ryan Anderson misses three point jumper	11	9
7:58	Tim Frazier defensive rebound	11	9
7:46	Tim Frazier makes driving layup	13	9
7:35	Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper	13	12
7:18	Anthony Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	12
7:18	Pelicans offensive team rebound	13	12
7:16	Clint Capela loose ball foul (Omer Asik draws the foul)	13	12
7:16	Nene enters the game for Clint Capela	13	12
7:05	Anthony Davis makes 6-foot two point shot (Solomon Hill assists)	15	12
6:54	Trevor Ariza misses layup	15	12
6:52	Nene offensive rebound	15	12
6:48	Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	12
6:48	Ryan Anderson offensive rebound	15	12
6:39	Omer Asik blocks James Harden 's 2-foot layup	15	12
6:35	Tim Frazier defensive rebound	15	12
6:13	Anthony Davis loose ball foul (Ryan Anderson draws the foul)	15	12
6:13	Nene makes layup (Eric Gordon assists)	15	14
6:13	E'Twaun Moore misses 18-foot Regular Jump Shot	15	14
6:13	Rockets defensive team rebound	15	14
6:03	Anthony Davis misses 4-foot jumper	15	14
6:03	Ryan Anderson defensive rebound	15	14
5:48	James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper	15	17
5:43	Ryan Anderson shooting block foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul)	15	17
5:43	Rockets Full timeout	15	17
5:43	Lance Stephenson enters the game for Omer Asik	15	17
5:43	Corey Brewer enters the game for Ryan Anderson	15	17
5:43	Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2	15	17
5:43	Pelicans offensive team rebound	15	17
5:43	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	16	17
5:37	Tim Frazier bad pass (James Harden steals)	16	17
5:37	Eric Gordon bad pass (Tim Frazier steals)	16	17
5:28	Trevor Ariza makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nene assists)	16	20
5:07	Anthony Davis misses 11-foot jumper	16	20
5:07	James Harden defensive rebound	16	20
5:00	Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	20
5:00	Nene offensive rebound	16	20
4:54	Nene makes 15-foot jumper	16	22
4:31	E'Twaun Moore misses 23-foot jumper	16	22
4:31	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	16	22
4:22	Nene makes layup (James Harden assists)	16	24
4:13	Pelicans Full timeout	16	24
4:13	K.J. McDaniels enters the game for Eric Gordon	16	24
4:13	Tim Frazier misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	24
4:11	James Harden defensive rebound	16	24
4:09	Corey Brewer misses 24-foot jumper	16	24
4:09	Tim Frazier defensive rebound	16	24
4:07	E'Twaun Moore makes three point jumper (Tim Frazier assists)	19	24
4:05	K.J. McDaniels makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	19	27
3:55	Nene shooting foul (Lance Stephenson draws the foul)	19	27
3:55	Lance Stephenson misses free throw 1 of 2	19	27
3:55	Pelicans offensive team rebound	19	27
3:55	Langston Galloway enters the game for Solomon Hill	19	27
3:55	Buddy Hield enters the game for Anthony Davis	19	27
3:55	Dante Cunningham enters the game for E'Twaun Moore	19	27
3:55	Solomon Hill enters the game for Tim Frazier	19	27
3:55	Lance Stephenson misses free throw 2 of 2	19	27
3:55	Langston Galloway offensive rebound	19	27
3:55	Buddy Hield makes 24-foot three point jumper (Langston Galloway assists)	22	27
3:39	Nene makes layup (Corey Brewer assists)	22	29
3:32	Lance Stephenson makes 25-foot three point jumper	25	29
2:20	James Harden makes three point jumper	25	32
2:00	Lance Stephenson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Buddy Hield assists)	28	32
1:38	Buddy Hield shooting foul (Nene draws the foul)	28	32
1:38	Nene makes free throw 1 of 2	28	33
1:38	Pablo Prigioni enters the game for Trevor Ariza	28	33
1:38	Ryan Anderson enters the game for James Harden	28	33
1:38	Nene misses free throw 2 of 2	28	33
1:38	Nene offensive rebound	28	33
1:38	K.J. McDaniels misses layup	28	33
1:37	Solomon Hill defensive rebound	28	33
1:31	Nene loose ball foul (Solomon Hill draws the foul)	28	33
1:31	Solomon Hill makes free throw 1 of 2	29	33
1:31	Solomon Hill makes free throw 2 of 2	30	33
1:21	Buddy Hield defensive 3-seconds (Technical Foul)	30	33
1:21	Omer Asik enters the game for Solomon Hill	30	33
1:21	Ryan Anderson makes technical free throw	30	34
1:19	Pablo Prigioni misses layup	30	33
1:17	Omer Asik defensive rebound	30	33
1:13	Langston Galloway misses 21-foot jumper	30	33
1:13	Nene defensive rebound	30	33
1:07	Pablo Prigioni makes 25-foot three point jumper (Corey Brewer assists)	30	36
49.0	Buddy Hield misses 24-foot three point jumper	30	36
49.0	K.J. McDaniels defensive rebound	30	36
42.0	Ryan Anderson misses 27-foot three point jumper	30	36
40.0	Omer Asik defensive rebound	30	36
22.0	Ryan Anderson blocks Omer Asik's layup	30	36
21.0	K.J. McDaniels defensive rebound	30	36
0.0	Nene misses three point jumper	30	36
0.0	Omer Asik defensive rebound	30	36
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	36

Regular Season Series

HOU wins 3-1

Pelicans
100
Rockets
122

Game 1

17/12

Rockets
129
Pelicans
99

Game 2

24/2

Rockets
112
Pelicans
128

Game 3

18/3

Pelicans
107
Rockets
117

Game 4

25/3

Mercedes-Benz Arena

12:30 PM, 9 October 2016

Shanghai

Attendance: 15,844

Referees:
Bill Kennedy
Derrick Collins
Marat Kogut

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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