New Orleans Pelicans @ Houston Rockets
1-0, 1-0 Away
131
1-0, 1-0 Away
0-1, 0-1 Home
112
0-1, 0-1 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Anthony Davis misses 12-foot two point shot
- Nikola Mirotic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
- James Harden misses two point shot
- Elfrid Payton makes two point shot
- Anthony Davis blocks Clint Capela 's 5-foot hook shot
- E'Twaun Moore misses 22-foot three point jumper
- PJ Tucker misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 26-foot three pointer
- Nikola Mirotic makes 13-foot two point shot (Elfrid Payton assists)
- Anthony Davis blocks Clint Capela 's 2-foot dunk
- James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Anthony Davis makes alley oop dunk shot (Elfrid Payton assists)
- Clint Capela misses jumper
- Clint Capela misses tip shot
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jrue Holiday makes layup (Anthony Davis assists)
- Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
- Jrue Holiday misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- James Harden misses step back jumpshot
- PJ Tucker misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Elfrid Payton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Mirotic misses two point shot
- Nikola Mirotic makes 26-foot three point jumper
- James Ennis III makes 2-foot dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Anthony Davis makes two point shot (Elfrid Payton assists)
- Clint Capela makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
- Elfrid Payton misses driving layup
- Nikola Mirotic makes two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes 23-foot pullup jump shot
- Nikola Mirotic misses two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Anthony Davis makes two point shot (Nikola Mirotic assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes two point shot
- James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Julius Randle makes 7-foot two point shot
- Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 1
- Carmelo Anthony misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Julius Randle makes three point jumper (Elfrid Payton assists)
- Michael Carter-Williams misses driving layup
- Anthony Davis makes dunk (Julius Randle assists)
- PJ Tucker makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Julius Randle makes driving dunk
- PJ Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Michael Carter-Williams assists)
- Jrue Holiday makes layup (Solomon Hill assists)
- PJ Tucker makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Paul makes 25-foot three pointer
- Darius Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper
- PJ Tucker misses two point shot
- PJ Tucker blocks Nikola Mirotic 's 21-foot jumper
- Jrue Holiday makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Gerald Green misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Solomon Hill makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Miller assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Julius Randle makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 1
- Clint Capela misses layup
- Chris Paul misses three point jumper
- Jrue Holiday misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Julius Randle misses 6-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Gerald Green misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Anthony Davis misses 13-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Julius Randle makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)
- Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jrue Holiday misses two point shot
- James Ennis III makes 23-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 7-foot two point shot
- Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 1
- Michael Carter-Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Darius Miller misses 12-foot two point shot
- Michael Carter-Williams makes two point shot
- Elfrid Payton makes driving layup
- Michael Carter-Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Michael Carter-Williams blocks Elfrid Payton's driving layup
- James Ennis III misses alley oop layup
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Michael Carter-Williams makes two point shot
- Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2
- Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2
- Michael Carter-Williams makes 2-foot driving dunk (James Harden assists)
- Jrue Holiday misses 24-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses two point shot
- Nikola Mirotic misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Mirotic makes free throw 2 of 2
- PJ Tucker misses layup
- Elfrid Payton makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Julius Randle makes driving layup (Nikola Mirotic assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes alley oop dunk shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Elfrid Payton makes driving dunk (Anthony Davis assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jrue Holiday makes layup (Anthony Davis assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Mirotic makes two point shot (Anthony Davis assists)
- Anthony Davis blocks Carmelo Anthony 's 21-foot jumper
- E'Twaun Moore misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- E'Twaun Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- E'Twaun Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Mirotic makes layup (Anthony Davis assists)
- Chris Paul misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
- Elfrid Payton misses 6-foot jumper
- Anthony Davis makes 4-foot jumper
- James Ennis III misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Elfrid Payton makes two point shot (E'Twaun Moore assists)
- PJ Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- E'Twaun Moore makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Mirotic assists)
- James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jrue Holiday misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Mirotic misses hook shot
- Chris Paul makes pullup jump shot
- E'Twaun Moore makes 16-foot two point shot
- PJ Tucker makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Nikola Mirotic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)
- PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Mirotic makes 2-foot layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Clint Capela makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Nikola Mirotic makes three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)
- Clint Capela makes 3-foot hook shot
- Anthony Davis makes 9-foot two point shot (E'Twaun Moore assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses hook shot
- James Harden makes two point shot
- Nikola Mirotic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Chris Paul misses 5-foot jumper
- Anthony Davis makes layup (Elfrid Payton assists)
- Clint Capela blocks Elfrid Payton's driving floating jump shot
- Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
- E'Twaun Moore makes layup (Elfrid Payton assists)
- Michael Carter-Williams misses driving floating jump shot
- Jrue Holiday misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2
- Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis misses 14-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon makes driving layup (PJ Tucker assists)
- Carmelo Anthony blocks Anthony Davis 's 7-foot jumper
- Michael Carter-Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Elfrid Payton misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Michael Carter-Williams misses driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Michael Carter-Williams blocks Julius Randle 's 6-foot hook shot
- Julius Randle misses 7-foot jumper
- Julius Randle misses 8-foot jumper
- Nikola Mirotic misses 16-foot jumper
- Nikola Mirotic makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon makes driving layup
- Solomon Hill misses driving layup
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Mirotic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- PJ Tucker makes dunk
- Gerald Green blocks Solomon Hill 's 5-foot jumper
- Nikola Mirotic makes technical free throw
- Anthony Davis misses 20-foot jumper
- PJ Tucker makes free throw 1 of 2
- PJ Tucker makes free throw 2 of 2
- Julius Randle misses 38-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Mirotic misses 1-foot tip shot
- Anthony Davis misses 5-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon makes layup
- Elfrid Payton misses 9-foot two point shot
- Nikola Mirotic misses tip shot
- Nikola Mirotic misses three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- E'Twaun Moore misses 23-foot pullup jump shot
- E'Twaun Moore makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot
- Chris Paul misses 13-foot two point shot
- Jrue Holiday makes driving dunk (Elfrid Payton assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes alley oop dunk shot (Elfrid Payton assists)
- Eric Gordon makes driving layup (Clint Capela assists)
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jrue Holiday misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Chris Paul makes 10-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Anthony Davis misses 16-foot jumper
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Julius Randle makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
- PJ Tucker misses free throw 1 of 2
- PJ Tucker makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis misses 20-foot jumper
- Michael Carter-Williams misses driving layup
- E'Twaun Moore makes two point shot (Elfrid Payton assists)
- James Ennis III misses 26-foot three point jumper
- E'Twaun Moore misses 15-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes 25-foot three pointer
- E'Twaun Moore makes layup (Elfrid Payton assists)
- James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Eric Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Julius Randle makes layup
- James Ennis III misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden blocks Elfrid Payton 's 3-foot driving layup
- Elfrid Payton misses free throw 1 of 2
- Elfrid Payton misses free throw 2 of 2
- Michael Carter-Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
- Michael Carter-Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes 2-foot dunk (Julius Randle assists)
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Anthony Davis makes alley oop dunk shot (Julius Randle assists)
- James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Chris Paul assists)
- Julius Randle misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- E'Twaun Moore makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Eric Gordon makes driving layup
- Julius Randle makes two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Chris Paul makes two point shot
- Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 1
- E'Twaun Moore makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
- Chris Paul makes 24-foot three pointer
- E'Twaun Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- E'Twaun Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gerald Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Ennis III makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Michael Carter-Williams assists)
- Gerald Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Anthony Davis vs. Clint Capela (Nikola Mirotic gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:44 | | Anthony Davis misses 12-foot two point shot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Nikola Mirotic offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | Nikola Mirotic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists) | 3 | 0 |
| 11:17 | | James Harden misses two point shot | 3 | 0 |
| 11:09 | | Elfrid Payton makes two point shot | 5 | 0 |
| 11:17 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | 3 | 0 |
| 10:46 | | Anthony Davis blocks Clint Capela 's 5-foot hook shot | 5 | 0 |
| 10:43 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | 5 | 0 |
| 10:32 | | E'Twaun Moore misses 22-foot three point jumper | 5 | 0 |
| 10:28 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 5 | 0 |
| 10:22 | | PJ Tucker misses 22-foot three point jumper | 5 | 0 |
| 10:19 | | James Ennis III offensive rebound | 5 | 0 |
| 10:08 | | Chris Paul makes 26-foot three pointer | 5 | 3 |
| 9:58 | | Nikola Mirotic makes 13-foot two point shot (Elfrid Payton assists) | 7 | 3 |
| 9:44 | | Anthony Davis blocks Clint Capela 's 2-foot dunk | 7 | 3 |
| 9:41 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 7 | 3 |
| 9:33 | | James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot | 7 | 3 |
| 9:28 | | Elfrid Payton defensive rebound | 7 | 3 |
| 9:25 | | Elfrid Payton bad pass (James Harden steals) | 7 | 3 |
| 9:19 | | Chris Paul lost ball turnover (Elfrid Payton steals) | 7 | 3 |
| 9:14 | | Anthony Davis makes alley oop dunk shot (Elfrid Payton assists) | 9 | 3 |
| 8:57 | | Clint Capela misses jumper | 9 | 3 |
| 8:55 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 9 | 3 |
| 8:55 | | Clint Capela misses tip shot | 9 | 3 |
| 8:53 | | Elfrid Payton vs. Clint Capela | 9 | 3 |
| 8:55 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 9 | 3 |
| 8:42 | | Anthony Davis shooting foul | 9 | 3 |
| 8:42 | | James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2 | 9 | 3 |
| 8:42 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 9 | 3 |
| 8:42 | | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 9 | 4 |
| 8:28 | | Jrue Holiday makes layup (Anthony Davis assists) | 11 | 4 |
| 8:11 | | Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists) | 11 | 6 |
| 8:00 | | Jrue Holiday misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 11 | 6 |
| 7:56 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 11 | 6 |
| 7:51 | | James Harden misses step back jumpshot | 11 | 6 |
| 7:48 | | James Harden offensive rebound | 11 | 6 |
| 7:35 | | PJ Tucker misses 26-foot three point jumper | 11 | 6 |
| 7:32 | | Elfrid Payton defensive rebound | 11 | 6 |
| 7:22 | | Elfrid Payton misses 25-foot three point jumper | 11 | 6 |
| 7:19 | | Nikola Mirotic offensive rebound | 11 | 6 |
| 7:16 | | Nikola Mirotic misses two point shot | 11 | 6 |
| 7:16 | | PJ Tucker defensive rebound | 11 | 6 |
| 7:12 | | Jrue Holiday personal foul | 11 | 6 |
| 7:12 | | Carmelo Anthony enters the game for PJ Tucker | 11 | 6 |
| 7:05 | | James Harden bad pass (Anthony Davis steals) | 11 | 6 |
| 7:00 | | Nikola Mirotic makes 26-foot three point jumper | 14 | 6 |
| 6:43 | | James Ennis III makes 2-foot dunk (Chris Paul assists) | 14 | 8 |
| 6:32 | | James Harden personal foul | 14 | 8 |
| 6:32 | | Rockets Full timeout | 14 | 8 |
| 6:32 | | Eric Gordon enters the game for Chris Paul | 14 | 8 |
| 6:21 | | Anthony Davis makes two point shot (Elfrid Payton assists) | 16 | 8 |
| 6:02 | | Clint Capela makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists) | 16 | 10 |
| 5:55 | | Elfrid Payton misses driving layup | 16 | 10 |
| 5:51 | | Nikola Mirotic offensive rebound | 16 | 10 |
| 5:51 | | Nikola Mirotic makes two point shot | 18 | 10 |
| 5:46 | | Nikola Mirotic personal foul | 18 | 10 |
| 5:46 | | Michael Carter-Williams enters the game for James Ennis III | 18 | 10 |
| 5:37 | | Carmelo Anthony makes 23-foot pullup jump shot | 18 | 12 |
| 5:21 | | Nikola Mirotic misses two point shot | 18 | 12 |
| 5:18 | | Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound | 18 | 12 |
| 5:12 | | Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 18 | 15 |
| 4:59 | | Anthony Davis makes two point shot (Nikola Mirotic assists) | 20 | 15 |
| 4:50 | | Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper | 20 | 15 |
| 4:46 | | James Harden offensive rebound | 20 | 15 |
| 4:43 | | Michael Carter-Williams traveling | 20 | 15 |
| 4:43 | | Julius Randle enters the game for Nikola Mirotic | 20 | 15 |
| 4:43 | | Darius Miller enters the game for Jrue Holiday | 20 | 15 |
| 4:27 | | Anthony Davis makes two point shot | 22 | 15 |
| 4:12 | | James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot | 22 | 18 |
| 3:59 | | Julius Randle makes 7-foot two point shot | 24 | 18 |
| 3:59 | | Carmelo Anthony shooting foul | 24 | 18 |
| 3:59 | | PJ Tucker enters the game for Clint Capela | 24 | 18 |
| 3:59 | | Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 1 | 24 | 18 |
| 3:59 | | Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound | 24 | 18 |
| 3:44 | | Carmelo Anthony misses 21-foot pullup jump shot | 24 | 18 |
| 3:42 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | 24 | 18 |
| 3:35 | | Julius Randle makes three point jumper (Elfrid Payton assists) | 27 | 18 |
| 3:19 | | Michael Carter-Williams misses driving layup | 27 | 18 |
| 3:17 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | 27 | 18 |
| 3:13 | | Anthony Davis makes dunk (Julius Randle assists) | 29 | 18 |
| 2:51 | | PJ Tucker makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 29 | 21 |
| 2:44 | | Michael Carter-Williams personal foul | 29 | 21 |
| 2:44 | | Pelicans Full timeout | 29 | 21 |
| 2:44 | | Chris Paul enters the game for James Harden | 29 | 21 |
| 2:44 | | Nikola Mirotic enters the game for Elfrid Payton | 29 | 21 |
| 2:44 | | Solomon Hill enters the game for Anthony Davis | 29 | 21 |
| 2:44 | | Jrue Holiday enters the game for E'Twaun Moore | 29 | 21 |
| 2:34 | | Julius Randle makes driving dunk | 31 | 21 |
| 2:05 | | PJ Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Michael Carter-Williams assists) | 31 | 24 |
| 1:45 | | Jrue Holiday makes layup (Solomon Hill assists) | 33 | 24 |
| 1:26 | | PJ Tucker makes layup (Chris Paul assists) | 33 | 26 |
| 1:16 | | Carmelo Anthony personal foul | 33 | 26 |
| 1:16 | | Gerald Green enters the game for Michael Carter-Williams | 33 | 26 |
| 1:07 | | Darius Miller bad pass (Chris Paul steals) | 33 | 26 |
| 1:02 | | Chris Paul makes 25-foot three pointer | 33 | 29 |
| 49.9 | | Darius Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper | 33 | 29 |
| 48.4 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 33 | 29 |
| 32.1 | | PJ Tucker misses two point shot | 33 | 29 |
| 29.5 | | Nikola Mirotic defensive rebound | 33 | 29 |
| 21.6 | | Pelicans Full timeout | 33 | 29 |
| 25.3 | | PJ Tucker blocks Nikola Mirotic 's 21-foot jumper | 33 | 29 |
| 24.0 | | Nikola Mirotic offensive rebound | 33 | 29 |
| 8.1 | | Jrue Holiday makes 16-foot pullup jump shot | 35 | 29 |
| 0.7 | | Solomon Hill personal take foul | 35 | 29 |
| 0.0 | | Gerald Green misses 27-foot three point jumper | 35 | 29 |
| 0.0 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 35 | 29 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 35 | 29 | |
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Game Information
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Referee:Eric Lewis
Referee:Curtis Blair
Referee:Kevin Cutler
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 27 | 13 | .675 | - | L2 |
| Houston | 23 | 14 | .622 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Memphis | 17 | 22 | .436 | 9.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 15 | 25 | .375 | 12 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 9 | 33 | .214 | 19 | L2 |
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