Rockets 108-104 Pelicans (30 Dec, 2018) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

20-15, 8-10 away

108

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	30	23	24	31	108
NO	20	30	26	28	104

New Orleans Pelicans

16-21, 12-6 home

104

Anthony Davis misses driving floating jump shot
E'Twaun Moore makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
Julius Randle makes three point jumper (Solomon Hill assists)
Julius Randle makes 8-foot jumper
Solomon Hill makes 2-foot layup (E'Twaun Moore assists)
Julius Randle makes 2-foot layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
Julius Randle misses 26-foot three point jumper
Julius Randle makes two point shot (Solomon Hill assists)
E'Twaun Moore misses 27-foot three point jumper
Solomon Hill misses 28-foot three point jumper
Julius Randle makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
Frank Jackson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes 11-foot jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 10-foot two point shot
Jrue Holiday misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Tim Frazier misses layup
Anthony Davis misses pullup jump shot
Wesley Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Frank Jackson misses 31-foot three point shot
Tim Frazier misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Jahlil Okafor misses two point shot
E'Twaun Moore makes two point shot (Tim Frazier assists)
E'Twaun Moore misses driving floating jump shot
Jahlil Okafor makes layup
Julius Randle misses 10-foot two point shot
Julius Randle misses 6-foot pullup jump shot
Gerald Green blocks Ian Clark 's 21-foot jumper
Clint Capela blocks Julius Randle 's 5-foot layup
Tim Frazier makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jahlil Okafor assists)
Tim Frazier makes 17-foot jumper (Julius Randle assists)
Jrue Holiday makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
Julius Randle makes 9-foot two point shot (Ian Clark assists)
Jrue Holiday makes 3-foot two point shot (Tim Frazier assists)
Jrue Holiday misses layup
E'Twaun Moore misses layup
Julius Randle makes 4-foot hook shot
Jrue Holiday makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tim Frazier assists)
Anthony Davis misses 15-foot two point shot
E'Twaun Moore misses driving layup
Jrue Holiday misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Jrue Holiday misses 11-foot two point shot
E'Twaun Moore makes 2-foot layup (Tim Frazier assists)
E'Twaun Moore misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tim Frazier misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
E'Twaun Moore makes 3-foot layup (Julius Randle assists)
Anthony Davis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Tim Frazier makes alley oop layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
Julius Randle misses driving layup
Jrue Holiday misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
E'Twaun Moore makes layup
Anthony Davis misses 6-foot two point shot
PJ Tucker blocks Solomon Hill 's 6-foot layup
Jrue Holiday misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Harden blocks Julius Randle 's 9-foot driving layup
James Harden blocks Julius Randle 's 9-foot driving layup
E'Twaun Moore misses driving layup
E'Twaun Moore makes driving layup (Tim Frazier assists)
Anthony Davis misses 11-foot jumper
Jrue Holiday makes 12-foot jump bank shot
Julius Randle makes driving layup
Julius Randle makes driving layup
Ian Clark misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday makes driving layup
Jrue Holiday misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday makes driving layup (Anthony Davis assists)
Ian Clark makes 26-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday makes 3-foot driving dunk
Tim Frazier misses 25-foot three point jumper
E'Twaun Moore misses driving floating jump shot
E'Twaun Moore makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Ian Clark makes 8-foot two point shot
Julius Randle misses layup
Jrue Holiday makes driving layup
Ian Clark misses two point shot
Anthony Davis makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
E'Twaun Moore misses jumper
E'Twaun Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
E'Twaun Moore misses 28-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)
Clint Capela blocks Julius Randle 's 4-foot layup
Anthony Davis misses 29-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday makes 2-foot driving dunk
Clint Capela blocks Anthony Davis 's 5-foot driving layup
Julius Randle makes two point shot
E'Twaun Moore misses 9-foot jumper
Ian Clark misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 27-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes 13-foot two point shot (Ian Clark assists)
Anthony Davis makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
E'Twaun Moore makes 24-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)
PJ Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Clint Capela makes layup (James Harden assists)
PJ Tucker misses 27-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 28-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper (PJ Tucker assists)
Clint Capela misses alley oop dunk shot
Eric Gordon misses driving layup
Clint Capela misses layup
James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
Danuel House Jr. misses 8-foot two point shot
PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 11-foot step back jumpshot
Austin Rivers misses 24-foot three point jumper
Austin Rivers makes 25-foot three point jumper
Austin Rivers makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Gerald Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper
Danuel House Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses tip shot
James Harden makes driving layup
James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
James Harden misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Eric Gordon makes 22-foot jumper (Clint Capela assists)
Danuel House Jr. makes driving layup (Austin Rivers assists)
E'Twaun Moore blocks Eric Gordon 's 4-foot driving layup
Austin Rivers misses driving layup
Gerald Green misses 27-foot three point jumper
Gerald Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
PJ Tucker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes 28-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
Eric Gordon misses 30-foot three point jumper
Austin Rivers makes driving layup
Austin Rivers misses 27-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Nene Hilario assists)
James Harden misses 28-foot three point jumper
Austin Rivers misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis blocks PJ Tucker 's 2-foot layup
Nene Hilario makes finger roll layup (Danuel House Jr. assists)
James Harden makes 27-foot three pointer
Eric Gordon makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses driving layup
Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point shot
PJ Tucker misses three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
Clint Capela makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes two point shot
James Harden makes driving layup
James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
Austin Rivers makes layup
Austin Rivers misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Nene Hilario makes 15-foot jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
Gerald Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario misses 16-foot jumper
Danuel House Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Eric Gordon makes 3-foot two point shot
Eric Gordon makes 4-foot dunk (Nene Hilario assists)
Eric Gordon makes driving layup (Austin Rivers assists)
Danuel House Jr. makes driving layup
Danuel House Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
Eric Gordon makes three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
Eric Gordon makes driving layup
Danuel House Jr. makes 25-foot three point shot (Eric Gordon assists)
PJ Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 27-foot three pointer
Clint Capela makes 3-foot dunk (James Harden assists)
Austin Rivers misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 23-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
PJ Tucker misses layup
Austin Rivers misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
Austin Rivers misses driving layup
Clint Capela misses layup
Julius Randle blocks James Harden 's 5-foot driving layup
Jrue Holiday blocks James Harden 's 27-foot three point jumper
PJ Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ian Clark blocks James Harden 's 21-foot jumper

ROCKETS

PELICANS

TIME		HOU	NO
12:00	Clint Capela vs. Anthony Davis (PJ Tucker gains possession)	0	0
11:49	PJ Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	3	0
11:22	Anthony Davis misses driving floating jump shot	3	0
11:19	Eric Gordon defensive rebound	3	0
11:15	Clint Capela makes layup (James Harden assists)	5	0
11:06	E'Twaun Moore makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)	5	2
10:45	PJ Tucker misses 27-foot three point jumper	5	2
10:41	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	5	2
10:26	Julius Randle lost ball turnover (PJ Tucker steals)	5	2
10:23	Eric Gordon out of bounds lost ball turnover	5	2
10:12	Jrue Holiday bad pass (Danuel House Jr. steals)	5	2
10:01	James Harden bad pass	5	2
9:52	Julius Randle makes three point jumper (Solomon Hill assists)	5	5
9:37	James Harden misses 28-foot three point jumper	5	5
9:37	Julius Randle defensive rebound	5	5
9:26	Julius Randle makes 8-foot jumper	5	7
9:08	James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper (PJ Tucker assists)	8	7
8:53	Solomon Hill makes 2-foot layup (E'Twaun Moore assists)	8	9
8:40	Clint Capela misses alley oop dunk shot	8	9
8:37	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	8	9
8:34	Julius Randle makes 2-foot layup (Jrue Holiday assists)	8	11
8:23	Eric Gordon misses driving layup	8	11
8:20	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	8	11
8:17	Julius Randle misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	11
8:14	James Harden defensive rebound	8	11
7:57	Clint Capela misses layup	8	11
7:53	James Harden offensive rebound	8	11
7:46	Jrue Holiday personal foul	8	11
7:35	James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot	11	11
7:26	Julius Randle makes two point shot (Solomon Hill assists)	11	13
7:06	Danuel House Jr. misses 8-foot two point shot	11	13
7:02	E'Twaun Moore defensive rebound	11	13
6:58	E'Twaun Moore misses 27-foot three point jumper	11	13
6:57	Rockets defensive team rebound	11	13
6:57	Pelicans Full timeout	11	13
6:57	Austin Rivers enters the game for Danuel House Jr.	11	13
6:57	Gerald Green enters the game for Eric Gordon	11	13
6:36	PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	13
6:36	PJ Tucker offensive rebound	11	13
6:28	James Harden makes 11-foot step back jumpshot	13	13
6:05	Solomon Hill misses 28-foot three point jumper	13	13
6:01	Clint Capela defensive rebound	13	13
5:37	Austin Rivers misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	13
5:34	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	13	13
5:31	Julius Randle makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)	13	15
5:31	Gerald Green shooting foul	13	15
5:31	Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 1	13	16
5:22	Solomon Hill shooting foul	13	16
5:22	Gerald Green makes free throw 1 of 2	14	16
5:22	Frank Jackson enters the game for E'Twaun Moore	14	16
5:22	Gerald Green makes free throw 2 of 2	15	16
5:11	Frank Jackson misses 23-foot three point jumper	15	16
5:07	James Harden defensive rebound	15	16
4:55	James Harden offensive foul	15	16
4:55	James Harden turnover	15	16
4:38	Anthony Davis makes 11-foot jumper	15	18
4:28	Austin Rivers makes 25-foot three point jumper	18	18
4:13	Clint Capela personal foul	18	18
4:13	Nene Hilario enters the game for Clint Capela	18	18
4:03	Frank Jackson offensive charge	18	18
4:03	Frank Jackson turnover	18	18
3:51	Austin Rivers makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	21	18
3:29	Julius Randle lost ball turnover (PJ Tucker steals)	21	18
3:18	Gerald Green misses 24-foot three point jumper	21	18
3:15	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	21	18
2:58	Jrue Holiday misses 10-foot two point shot	21	18
2:56	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	21	18
2:36	James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper	24	18
2:21	PJ Tucker personal foul	24	18
2:21	Rockets Full timeout	24	18
2:21	Kenrich Williams enters the game for Julius Randle	24	18
2:21	Eric Gordon enters the game for Gerald Green	24	18
2:11	Nene Hilario shooting foul	24	18
2:11	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	24	19
2:11	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	24	20
2:00	Kenrich Williams shooting foul	24	20
2:00	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	25	20
2:00	Danuel House Jr. enters the game for PJ Tucker	25	20
2:00	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	26	20
1:44	Jrue Holiday misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	26	20
1:41	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	26	20
1:32	Jrue Holiday bad pass (James Harden steals)	26	20
1:22	Danuel House Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	26	20
1:18	James Harden offensive rebound	26	20
1:18	James Harden misses tip shot	26	20
1:18	James Harden offensive rebound	26	20
1:18	Kenrich Williams shooting foul	26	20
1:18	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	27	20
1:18	E'Twaun Moore enters the game for Jrue Holiday	27	20
1:18	Tim Frazier enters the game for Kenrich Williams	27	20
1:18	Wesley Johnson enters the game for Solomon Hill	27	20
1:18	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	28	20
1:01	Tim Frazier misses layup	28	20
57.7	James Harden defensive rebound	28	20
53.7	James Harden makes driving layup	30	20
47.9	Anthony Davis misses pullup jump shot	30	20
42.7	James Harden defensive rebound	30	20
27.4	James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot	30	20
24.1	E'Twaun Moore defensive rebound	30	20
18.5	Wesley Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper	30	20
14.2	Nene Hilario defensive rebound	30	20
4.6	James Harden misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	30	20
0.5	Frank Jackson defensive rebound	30	20
0.0	Frank Jackson misses 31-foot three point shot	30	20
0.0	Pelicans offensive team rebound	30	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	20

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Pelicans
131
Rockets
112

Game 1

18/10

Rockets
108
Pelicans
104

Game 2

30/12

Pelicans
121
Rockets
116

Game 3

30/1

Rockets
113
Pelicans
90

Game 4

24/3

Smoothie King Center

12:00 AM, 30 December 2018

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 17,555

Referees:
Zach Zarba
Mark Lindsay
Scott Wall

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Dallas	50	32	.610	-	L2
New Orleans	49	33	.598	1	L1
Houston	41	41	.500	9	W2
Memphis	27	55	.329	23	L5
San Antonio	22	60	.268	28	W2

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