Rockets 129-99 Pelicans (24 Feb, 2017) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

41-18, 20-11 away

129

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	30	36	34	29	129
NO	28	22	17	32	99

New Orleans Pelicans

23-35, 14-16 home

Solomon Hill misses 22-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins makes 20-foot jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Anthony Davis misses
Solomon Hill makes 23-foot three point jumper (E'Twaun Moore assists)
E'Twaun Moore misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins makes 22-foot jumper
Nene blocks Anthony Davis's layup
DeMarcus Cousins makes layup (E'Twaun Moore assists)
E'Twaun Moore misses jumper
DeMarcus Cousins misses 27-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes 2-foot layup (Solomon Hill assists)
Jrue Holiday misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis misses 14-foot jumper
Tim Frazier misses 5-foot jumper
Anthony Davis makes layup (Tim Frazier assists)
Anthony Davis misses 7-foot jumper
Dante Cunningham makes dunk (Anthony Davis assists)
Omri Casspi makes 25-foot three point jumper (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
Omri Casspi makes dunk (Solomon Hill assists)
DeMarcus Cousins makes layup (Dante Cunningham assists)
Omri Casspi misses layup
Tim Frazier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Donatas Motiejunas misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dante Cunningham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tim Frazier assists)
DeMarcus Cousins misses 27-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins makes layup
Donatas Motiejunas makes layup (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
Anthony Davis misses 21-foot jumper
Clint Capela blocks Anthony Davis 's 4-foot jumper
Anthony Davis makes 6-foot two point shot (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
Jrue Holiday makes 15-foot jumper (E'Twaun Moore assists)
DeMarcus Cousins misses 18-foot jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 7-foot two point shot
E'Twaun Moore misses layup
Anthony Davis makes two point shot
Jrue Holiday misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes two point shot
Jrue Holiday misses 26-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 7-foot jumper
Solomon Hill misses three point jumper
Anthony Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes 3-foot jumper (Solomon Hill assists)
Jrue Holiday makes driving layup
Jrue Holiday misses 26-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza blocks Anthony Davis 's 2-foot layup
Anthony Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes dunk (Solomon Hill assists)
DeMarcus Cousins makes layup
Anthony Davis misses layup
Omri Casspi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday makes two point shot
Clint Capela blocks Omri Casspi's layup
Anthony Davis makes layup (Tim Frazier assists)
Omri Casspi makes layup
Anthony Davis misses 18-foot jumper
Omri Casspi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dante Cunningham misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 12-foot jumper
Tim Frazier misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins misses jumper
DeMarcus Cousins makes two point shot
E'Twaun Moore misses 16-foot jumper
Omri Casspi makes 4-foot jumper (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
E'Twaun Moore makes 5-foot two point shot
DeMarcus Cousins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tim Frazier misses 26-foot three point jumper
E'Twaun Moore makes layup (Tim Frazier assists)
Omri Casspi makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tim Frazier assists)
Solomon Hill misses 26-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins misses 19-foot jumper
DeMarcus Cousins makes 17-foot jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Tim Frazier makes layup
DeMarcus Cousins makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
DeMarcus Cousins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Solomon Hill assists)
DeMarcus Cousins makes layup
Hollis Thompson misses 17-foot jumper
Anthony Davis misses 19-foot jumper
Hollis Thompson makes layup (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
Jrue Holiday misses 23-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis misses jumper
Clint Capela blocks DeMarcus Cousins 's 3-foot layup
Jrue Holiday misses 25-foot three point jumper
Hollis Thompson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Donatas Motiejunas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Tim Frazier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley makes 6-foot two point shot
James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes driving layup
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis blocks Trevor Ariza's layup
Ryan Anderson makes two point shot
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins blocks Ryan Anderson 's 5-foot jumper
Clint Capela makes tip shot
Clint Capela makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
Clint Capela makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes layup
Louis Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Louis Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Eric Gordon misses three point jumper
Anthony Davis blocks Clint Capela's layup
Eric Gordon makes layup
DeMarcus Cousins blocks James Harden 's 2-foot layup
Louis Williams misses jumper
Eric Gordon misses layup
Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nene makes 19-foot jumper (Sam Dekker assists)
Sam Dekker makes three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Sam Dekker makes layup (Patrick Beverley assists)
Louis Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
Louis Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Patrick Beverley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Louis Williams misses jumper
Nene misses
Louis Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Montrezl Harrell makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
Ryan Anderson makes 28-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Ryan Anderson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Montrezl Harrell makes two point shot
DeMarcus Cousins blocks Montrezl Harrell's shot
Montrezl Harrell makes two point shot
Ryan Anderson makes three point jumper (Montrezl Harrell assists)
Eric Gordon misses 32-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins blocks Nene 's 5-foot jumper
Jrue Holiday blocks Nene 's 2-foot layup
Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Nene makes 6-foot jumper (James Harden assists)
Ryan Anderson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Nene makes dunk (James Harden assists)
Nene makes 2-foot layup (Trevor Ariza assists)
Jrue Holiday blocks Ryan Anderson 's 23-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 27-foot three point jumper
Ryan Anderson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Nene misses layup
James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Ryan Anderson makes 18-foot jumper
Clint Capela makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
Louis Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses
Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
Louis Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Clint Capela makes two point shot (Louis Williams assists)
Trevor Ariza makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sam Dekker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Louis Williams misses layup
Patrick Beverley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Louis Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Louis Williams makes driving layup
Montrezl Harrell makes layup (Patrick Beverley assists)
Montrezl Harrell makes 3-foot layup (Louis Williams assists)
Louis Williams makes layup
Louis Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Eric Gordon makes 28-foot three point jumper
Louis Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper
Sam Dekker misses layup
Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
Clint Capela makes tip shot
Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
Bobby Brown misses 28-foot three point jumper
Clint Capela makes layup
Sam Dekker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Montrezl Harrell assists)
Louis Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bobby Brown assists)

ROCKETS

PELICANS

TIME		HOU	NO
12:00	Nene vs. Anthony Davis (DeMarcus Cousins gains possession)	0	0
11:36	Solomon Hill misses 22-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:36	DeMarcus Cousins offensive rebound	0	0
11:36	Nene loose ball foul (DeMarcus Cousins draws the foul)	0	0
11:27	DeMarcus Cousins makes 20-foot jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)	0	2
11:08	James Harden Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	0	2
10:48	Solomon Hill lost ball turnover (Patrick Beverley steals)	0	2
10:37	Patrick Beverley possession lost ball turnover	0	2
10:37	Anthony Davis misses	0	2
10:37	Patrick Beverley defensive rebound	0	2
10:37	E'Twaun Moore loose ball foul (Patrick Beverley draws the foul)	0	2
10:26	Solomon Hill shooting foul (Nene draws the foul)	0	2
10:26	Nene misses free throw 1 of 2	0	2
10:26	Rockets offensive team rebound	0	2
10:26	Nene misses free throw 2 of 2	0	2
10:23	DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound	0	2
10:11	Solomon Hill makes 23-foot three point jumper (E'Twaun Moore assists)	0	5
10:00	Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	5
9:59	Patrick Beverley offensive rebound	0	5
9:48	Patrick Beverley makes 6-foot two point shot	2	5
9:37	E'Twaun Moore misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	5
9:37	Patrick Beverley defensive rebound	2	5
9:26	DeMarcus Cousins shooting foul (Ryan Anderson draws the foul)	2	5
9:26	Ryan Anderson makes free throw 1 of 2	3	5
9:26	Ryan Anderson makes free throw 2 of 2	4	5
9:03	DeMarcus Cousins makes 22-foot jumper	4	7
8:52	James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	7
8:51	Ryan Anderson offensive rebound	4	7
8:37	James Harden makes driving layup	6	7
8:17	Jrue Holiday lost ball turnover (Trevor Ariza steals)	6	7
8:08	James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	7
8:07	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	6	7
8:02	Jrue Holiday out of bounds lost ball turnover	6	7
7:37	Anthony Davis blocks Trevor Ariza's layup	6	7
7:35	Ryan Anderson offensive rebound	6	7
7:33	Ryan Anderson makes two point shot	8	7
7:24	Trevor Ariza shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul)	8	7
7:24	Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2	8	7
7:24	Pelicans offensive team rebound	8	7
7:24	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	8	8
7:16	Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	8
7:13	E'Twaun Moore defensive rebound	8	8
7:05	Nene blocks Anthony Davis's layup	8	8
7:05	Patrick Beverley defensive rebound	8	8
6:54	James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	8
6:54	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	8	8
6:45	DeMarcus Cousins makes layup (E'Twaun Moore assists)	8	10
6:33	Ryan Anderson lost ball turnover (Jrue Holiday steals)	8	10
6:20	E'Twaun Moore misses jumper	8	10
6:20	James Harden defensive rebound	8	10
6:18	James Harden bad pass (DeMarcus Cousins steals)	8	10
6:11	James Harden shooting foul (E'Twaun Moore draws the foul)	8	10
6:11	E'Twaun Moore makes free throw 1 of 2	8	11
6:11	Clint Capela enters the game for Nene	8	11
6:11	E'Twaun Moore makes free throw 2 of 2	8	12
5:56	DeMarcus Cousins blocks Ryan Anderson 's 5-foot jumper	8	12
5:52	Clint Capela makes tip shot	10	12
5:52	Clint Capela offensive rebound	8	12
5:37	DeMarcus Cousins misses 27-foot three point jumper	10	12
5:37	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	10	12
5:28	Clint Capela makes two point shot (James Harden assists)	12	12
5:13	Anthony Davis makes 2-foot layup (Solomon Hill assists)	12	14
5:07	James Harden bad pass (E'Twaun Moore steals)	12	14
5:01	Pelicans Full timeout	12	14
5:01	Dante Cunningham enters the game for DeMarcus Cousins	12	14
5:01	Eric Gordon enters the game for Patrick Beverley	12	14
4:58	Anthony Davis Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	12	14
4:43	Clint Capela makes two point shot (James Harden assists)	14	14
4:22	Jrue Holiday misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	14
4:20	James Harden defensive rebound	14	14
4:07	Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper	14	14
4:07	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	14	14
3:53	Anthony Davis misses 14-foot jumper	14	14
3:50	Ryan Anderson defensive rebound	14	14
3:40	Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	14
3:39	Solomon Hill defensive rebound	14	14
3:33	Solomon Hill bad pass (James Harden steals)	14	14
3:29	James Harden makes layup	16	14
3:15	Jrue Holiday out of bounds lost ball turnover	16	14
3:15	Louis Williams enters the game for Ryan Anderson	16	14
3:15	Tim Frazier enters the game for Jrue Holiday	16	14
3:04	Louis Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	19	14
2:51	Tim Frazier misses 5-foot jumper	19	14
2:51	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	19	14
2:42	Louis Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	22	14
2:27	Eric Gordon shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul)	22	14
2:27	Rockets Full timeout	22	14
2:27	Sam Dekker enters the game for Trevor Ariza	22	14
2:27	Omri Casspi enters the game for E'Twaun Moore	22	14
2:27	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	22	15
2:27	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	22	16
2:14	Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	25	16
2:00	Anthony Davis makes layup (Tim Frazier assists)	25	18
2:00	Clint Capela shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul)	25	19
2:00	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 1	25	19
1:44	Eric Gordon misses three point jumper	25	19
1:43	Omri Casspi defensive rebound	25	19
1:31	Anthony Davis misses 7-foot jumper	25	19
1:31	Sam Dekker defensive rebound	25	19
1:23	Anthony Davis blocks Clint Capela's layup	25	19
1:23	Tim Frazier defensive rebound	25	19
1:19	Dante Cunningham makes dunk (Anthony Davis assists)	25	21
1:10	Dante Cunningham shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul)	25	21
1:10	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3	26	21
1:10	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3	27	21
1:10	DeMarcus Cousins enters the game for Anthony Davis	27	21
1:10	James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3	28	21
57.0	Omri Casspi makes 25-foot three point jumper (DeMarcus Cousins assists)	28	24
49.0	James Harden lost ball turnover (DeMarcus Cousins steals)	28	24
45.0	Omri Casspi makes dunk (Solomon Hill assists)	28	26
40.0	Eric Gordon makes layup	30	26
23.0	Clint Capela shooting foul (DeMarcus Cousins draws the foul)	30	26
23.0	DeMarcus Cousins makes free throw 1 of 2	30	27
23.0	DeMarcus Cousins makes free throw 2 of 2	30	28
2.0	DeMarcus Cousins blocks James Harden 's 2-foot layup	30	28
2.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	30	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	28

Regular Season Series

HOU leads 2-0

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

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 24 February 2017

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 18,470

Referees:
Eric Dalen
Tom Washington
David Guthrie

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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