Rockets 122-100 Pelicans (17 Dec, 2016) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Pelicans

9-19, 3-10 away

100

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	24	26	29	21	100
HOU	35	37	25	25	122

Houston Rockets

20-7, 10-2 home

122

Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ryan Anderson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
Clint Capela makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
Trevor Ariza makes dunk (Patrick Beverley assists)
James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper
Ryan Anderson misses 29-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza makes 23-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Clint Capela makes dunk (James Harden assists)
Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
E'Twaun Moore blocks James Harden 's 5-foot shot
Trevor Ariza misses three point jumper
James Harden makes driving layup
Trevor Ariza makes driving dunk
James Harden misses 29-foot three point jumper
Nene misses 15-foot jumper
Eric Gordon misses 16-foot two point jumper
Nene misses 6-foot jumper
Sam Dekker makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Nene makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Dekker assists)
Eric Gordon misses two point shot
Eric Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
Eric Gordon makes 29-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Corey Brewer misses 23-foot three point jumper
Clint Capela makes dunk (Eric Gordon assists)
Eric Gordon misses three point jumper
Patrick Beverley makes two point shot
Eric Gordon makes 28-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Terrence Jones blocks Sam Dekker 's 6-foot jumper
Clint Capela makes driving layup
Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 27-foot three point jumper
Clint Capela misses 6-foot jumper
Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
Ryan Anderson makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Clint Capela misses layup
Ryan Anderson misses 28-foot Regular Jump Shot
Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nene assists)
James Harden makes 26-foot three pointer
Ryan Anderson misses 14-foot jumper
Ryan Anderson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 27-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Trevor Ariza misses two point shot
Trevor Ariza makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday blocks Patrick Beverley 's 23-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses
Ryan Anderson misses 19-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 27-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses three point jumper
Montrezl Harrell makes dunk (Trevor Ariza assists)
James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
Montrezl Harrell makes dunk (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses three point jumper
Montrezl Harrell makes tip shot
Sam Dekker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Montrezl Harrell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Sam Dekker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes driving layup
Eric Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Montrezl Harrell assists)
Patrick Beverley misses 23-foot
Sam Dekker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes 28-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Alexis Ajinca blocks Sam Dekker 's 2-foot shot
Patrick Beverley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Eric Gordon makes 4-foot two point shot
Cheick Diallo blocks Sam Dekker 's 4-foot layup
Patrick Beverley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley makes two point shot
Sam Dekker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ryan Anderson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ryan Anderson misses 27-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Alexis Ajinca blocks James Harden's jumper
Ryan Anderson makes 18-foot two point shot
James Harden makes three pointer
Corey Brewer makes driving layup
Ryan Anderson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Jrue Holiday misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Anthony Davis makes 16-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis makes 11-foot two point shot
Buddy Hield makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)
Buddy Hield makes 20-foot two point shot
Alexis Ajinca misses 12-foot two point shot
Alexis Ajinca misses 19-foot jumper
Anthony Davis makes 15-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis misses 11-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis makes 12-foot two point shot
E'Twaun Moore makes 5-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Terrence Jones misses 11-foot jumper
Anthony Davis misses 13-foot
Anthony Davis makes 19-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis makes 19-foot two point shot
Terrence Jones makes 7-foot two point shot
Jrue Holiday misses 11-foot jumper
Anthony Davis misses layup
Terrence Jones misses 18-foot jumper
Terrence Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Langston Galloway misses 27-foot three point jumper
Terrence Jones makes 6-foot two point shot
Tim Frazier makes 26-foot three pointer (Alexis Ajinca assists)
Reggie Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Reggie Williams misses 3-foot two point shot
Alexis Ajinca misses layup
Clint Capela blocks Langston Galloway's jumper
Sam Dekker blocks Terrence Jones 's 6-foot 2-pt jumper
Jrue Holiday makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tim Frazier assists)
Anthony Davis makes 17-foot jumper (Tim Frazier assists)
Clint Capela blocks Anthony Davis 's 3-foot jumper
Anthony Davis makes 2-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis misses 12-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
Jrue Holiday makes layup (Tim Frazier assists)
Jrue Holiday misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Cheick Diallo misses 12-foot two point shot
Jrue Holiday misses driving layup
Jrue Holiday makes tip shot
E'Twaun Moore misses Driving Floating Jump Shot
Anthony Davis makes layup
Buddy Hield misses 22-foot jumper
E'Twaun Moore makes 26-foot three pointer
E'Twaun Moore misses 25-foot three point jumper
E'Twaun Moore makes 25-foot three point jumper
Buddy Hield makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
E'Twaun Moore misses 13-foot two point shot
Alexis Ajinca misses
Jrue Holiday misses 13-foot jumper
Terrence Jones misses 5-foot jumper
Alexis Ajinca makes tip shot
E'Twaun Moore misses 4-foot jumper
Terrence Jones makes two point shot
Terrence Jones makes dunk (Anthony Davis assists)
Jrue Holiday makes two point shot (Anthony Davis assists)
Langston Galloway misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Terrence Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis misses driving layup
Langston Galloway misses 26-foot three point jumper
E'Twaun Moore misses 14-foot
Cheick Diallo makes two point shot (Terrence Jones assists)
Jrue Holiday misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 25-foot three point jumper
Terrence Jones makes 11-foot two point shot
Cheick Diallo makes 11-foot jumper
Langston Galloway makes 20-foot two point shot
Langston Galloway misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Langston Galloway makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tim Frazier assists)
Terrence Jones makes dunk (Reggie Williams assists)
Reggie Williams misses 11-foot
Tim Frazier misses 19-foot jumper
Langston Galloway makes 19-foot jumper
Langston Galloway misses 13-foot jumper
Langston Galloway misses jumper
Tim Frazier makes driving layup
Tim Frazier misses 13-foot two point shot
Cheick Diallo makes 21-foot jumper (Langston Galloway assists)
Cheick Diallo makes 21-foot jumper (Langston Galloway assists)
Reggie Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Buddy Hield misses 16-foot two point jumper
Alexis Ajinca makes dunk (Tim Frazier assists)
Tim Frazier misses 5-foot two point shot
Buddy Hield makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cheick Diallo assists)
Buddy Hield misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jrue Holiday misses 16-foot two point shot
Jrue Holiday misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alexis Ajinca misses jumper
Jrue Holiday makes 3-foot layup (Buddy Hield assists)
Eric Gordon blocks Buddy Hield's layup
Tim Frazier misses three point jumper
Tim Frazier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Langston Galloway assists)
Buddy Hield misses 11-foot two point shot
Terrence Jones misses 8-foot jumper
Tim Frazier misses 6-foot hook shot
Buddy Hield misses 20-foot jumper
Terrence Jones makes 6-foot two point shot

PELICANS

ROCKETS

TIME		NO	HOU
12:00	Anthony Davis vs. Clint Capela (Anthony Davis gains possession)	0	0
11:45	James Harden shooting foul (Alexis Ajinca draws the foul)	0	0
11:45	Alexis Ajinca makes free throw 1 of 2	1	0
11:45	Alexis Ajinca makes free throw 2 of 2	2	0
11:32	Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
11:30	Clint Capela offensive rebound	2	0
11:26	Patrick Beverley misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	0
11:26	Alexis Ajinca defensive rebound	2	0
11:15	Jrue Holiday misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	0
11:15	James Harden defensive rebound	2	0
11:06	Ryan Anderson misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	0
11:03	Buddy Hield defensive rebound	2	0
10:52	Anthony Davis makes 16-foot two point shot	4	0
10:37	Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	0
10:37	Patrick Beverley offensive rebound	4	0
10:27	Clint Capela makes two point shot (James Harden assists)	4	2
10:22	Jrue Holiday bad pass (Trevor Ariza steals)	4	2
10:18	Trevor Ariza makes dunk (Patrick Beverley assists)	4	4
10:03	Anthony Davis makes 11-foot two point shot	6	4
9:53	James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper	6	7
9:47	Pelicans Full timeout	6	7
9:47	Trevor Ariza kicked ball violation	6	7
9:37	Buddy Hield traveling	6	7
9:27	James Harden Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	6	7
9:11	Buddy Hield makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)	9	7
9:03	Ryan Anderson misses 29-foot three point jumper	9	7
9:02	Buddy Hield defensive rebound	9	7
8:53	Buddy Hield makes 20-foot two point shot	11	7
8:36	Trevor Ariza makes 23-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)	11	10
8:21	Alexis Ajinca misses 12-foot two point shot	11	10
8:19	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	11	10
8:11	Clint Capela makes dunk (James Harden assists)	11	12
8:00	Alexis Ajinca misses 19-foot jumper	11	12
7:58	James Harden defensive rebound	11	12
7:52	Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	11	15
7:33	Anthony Davis makes 15-foot two point shot	13	15
7:22	Clint Capela 3 second turnover	13	15
7:09	James Harden personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul)	13	15
7:09	Terrence Jones enters the game for Alexis Ajinca	13	15
6:54	Anthony Davis misses 11-foot two point shot	13	15
6:54	James Harden defensive rebound	13	15
6:41	E'Twaun Moore blocks James Harden 's 5-foot shot	13	15
6:41	Rockets offensive team rebound	13	15
6:31	Trevor Ariza misses three point jumper	13	15
6:30	Buddy Hield defensive rebound	13	15
6:16	Anthony Davis makes 12-foot two point shot	15	15
6:05	James Harden makes driving layup	15	17
5:50	E'Twaun Moore makes 5-foot two point shot	17	17
5:37	Jrue Holiday shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul)	17	17
5:37	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3	17	18
5:37	Eric Gordon enters the game for Patrick Beverley	17	18
5:37	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3	17	19
5:37	James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3	17	20
5:31	Terrence Jones lost ball turnover (Trevor Ariza steals)	17	20
5:26	Trevor Ariza makes driving dunk	17	22
5:09	Anthony Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	22
5:07	Clint Capela defensive rebound	17	22
5:00	James Harden misses 29-foot three point jumper	17	22
4:58	E'Twaun Moore defensive rebound	17	22
4:48	Nene enters the game for Clint Capela	17	22
4:48	Sam Dekker enters the game for Ryan Anderson	17	22
4:35	Terrence Jones misses 11-foot jumper	17	22
4:33	James Harden defensive rebound	17	22
4:20	Nene misses 15-foot jumper	17	22
4:18	Buddy Hield defensive rebound	17	22
4:05	Anthony Davis misses 13-foot	17	22
4:03	James Harden defensive rebound	17	22
3:57	Eric Gordon misses 16-foot two point jumper	17	22
3:56	E'Twaun Moore defensive rebound	17	22
3:45	Anthony Davis makes 19-foot two point shot	19	22
3:33	Nene misses 6-foot jumper	19	22
3:31	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	19	22
3:25	Anthony Davis makes 19-foot two point shot	21	22
3:08	Sam Dekker makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	21	25
2:53	Terrence Jones makes 7-foot two point shot	23	25
2:41	Buddy Hield shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul)	23	25
2:41	Rockets Full timeout	23	25
2:41	Patrick Beverley enters the game for Trevor Ariza	23	25
2:41	James Harden misses free throw 1 of 3	23	25
2:41	Rockets offensive team rebound	23	25
2:41	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3	23	26
2:41	Langston Galloway enters the game for Buddy Hield	23	26
2:41	Reggie Williams enters the game for E'Twaun Moore	23	26
2:41	James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3	23	27
2:16	Jrue Holiday misses 11-foot jumper	23	27
2:15	Sam Dekker defensive rebound	23	27
2:10	Nene makes two point shot (James Harden assists)	23	29
1:54	Patrick Beverley shooting foul (Reggie Williams draws the foul)	23	29
1:54	Reggie Williams misses free throw 1 of 2	23	29
1:54	Pelicans offensive team rebound	23	29
1:54	Corey Brewer enters the game for James Harden	23	29
1:54	Tim Frazier enters the game for Jrue Holiday	23	29
1:54	Reggie Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	24	29
1:43	Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper	24	29
1:40	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	24	29
1:34	Anthony Davis misses layup	24	29
1:31	Nene defensive rebound	24	29
1:23	Patrick Beverley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Dekker assists)	24	32
58.0	Terrence Jones misses 18-foot jumper	24	32
57.0	Patrick Beverley defensive rebound	24	32
46.0	Corey Brewer offensive Charge (Anthony Davis draws the foul)	24	32
46.0	Corey Brewer turnover	24	32
46.0	Alexis Ajinca enters the game for Anthony Davis	24	32
38.0	Alexis Ajinca lost ball turnover (Nene steals)	24	32
38.0	Alexis Ajinca personal foul (Nene draws the foul)	24	32
35.0	Eric Gordon misses two point shot	24	32
34.0	Nene offensive rebound	24	32
30.0	Eric Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Corey Brewer assists)	24	35
8.0	Terrence Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	35
7.0	Patrick Beverley defensive rebound	24	35
2.0	Patrick Beverley bad pass (Reggie Williams steals)	24	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	35

Regular Season Series

HOU leads 1-0

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

Toyota Center (Houston)

1:00 AM, 17 December 2016

Houston, TX

Attendance: 16,728

Referees:
Eric Lewis
Sean Wright
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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