New Orleans Pelicans @ Houston Rockets
20-30, 10-15 Away
109
20-30, 10-15 Away
31-18, 17-7 Home
117
31-18, 17-7 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Danuel House Jr. makes 3-foot layup (James Harden assists)
- Russell Westbrook misses step back jumpshot
- Zion Williamson makes alley oop dunk shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
- P.J. Tucker misses two point shot
- Brandon Ingram misses 20-foot jumper
- Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
- James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jrue Holiday misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Russell Westbrook misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
- James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Brandon Ingram makes 27-foot three pointer
- P.J. Tucker misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses step back jumpshot
- Brandon Ingram makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Danuel House Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Lonzo Ball makes 28-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
- Russell Westbrook misses two point shot
- Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Brandon Ingram makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Ingram misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Lonzo Ball makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
- James Harden makes driving layup
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- Zion Williamson makes alley oop dunk shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
- Ben McLemore misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Zion Williamson misses two point shot
- Russell Westbrook makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
- Jrue Holiday makes 5-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes 3-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- James Harden makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Lonzo Ball makes driving layup
- Austin Rivers misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ben McLemore makes driving dunk (James Harden assists)
- Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- JJ Redick misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jaxson Hayes makes two point shot
- Austin Rivers misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Josh Hart makes free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Hart makes free throw 2 of 2
- Austin Rivers makes driving layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Brandon Ingram makes driving layup
- Thabo Sefolosha makes 23-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
- Jaxson Hayes misses 6-foot jumper
- Austin Rivers misses two point shot
- Ben McLemore makes 26-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
- JJ Redick misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Ben McLemore makes 2-foot layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Jaxson Hayes misses 7-foot jump bank shot
- Russell Westbrook makes technical free throw
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
- E'Twaun Moore makes 8-foot two point shot
- Ben McLemore makes free throw 1 of 3
- Ben McLemore makes free throw 2 of 3
- Ben McLemore makes free throw 3 of 3
- Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Russell Westbrook makes 4-foot two point shot
- E'Twaun Moore makes driving layup
- Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2
- Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2
- Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Lonzo Ball assists)
- Russell Westbrook misses 4-foot two point shot
- Zion Williamson misses 6-foot two point shot
- Josh Hart makes 27-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
- Austin Rivers misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Austin Rivers makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
- E'Twaun Moore makes driving floating jump shot
- James Harden makes 23-foot step back jumpshot
- Zion Williamson makes layup
- Danuel House Jr. misses two point shot
- Josh Hart makes 24-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- E'Twaun Moore misses 26-foot three point jumper
- P.J. Tucker misses two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses two point shot
- James Harden makes driving layup (Austin Rivers assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- Nicolo Melli makes 21-foot jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
- Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Nicolo Melli misses two point shot
- Josh Hart makes 31-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
- Nicolo Melli misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Zion Williamson makes layup (Brandon Ingram assists)
- Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 1
- Ben McLemore misses 22-foot three point jumper
- P.J. Tucker misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Ingram makes 3-foot layup (Josh Hart assists)
- Ben McLemore makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Jrue Holiday makes layup
- Thabo Sefolosha misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Ingram misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Russell Westbrook misses two point shot
- Josh Hart misses driving floating jump shot
- Derrick Favors misses tip shot
- Zion Williamson makes tip shot
- Ben McLemore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Brandon Ingram misses 12-foot two point shot
- Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Josh Hart misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Zion Williamson misses layup
- Derrick Favors misses tip shot
- Jrue Holiday misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes 28-foot step back jumpshot
- Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Ingram makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
- Zion Williamson makes alley oop dunk shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
- James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Jrue Holiday misses 10-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Lonzo Ball misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Russell Westbrook misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Brandon Ingram makes driving layup
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Eric Gordon makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
- Brandon Ingram misses 18-foot two point shot
- Russell Westbrook makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Brandon Ingram misses driving floating jump shot
- Derrick Favors misses tip shot
- Derrick Favors makes two point shot
- Derrick Favors makes free throw 1 of 1
- Derrick Favors makes dunk (Lonzo Ball assists)
- Eric Gordon misses driving layup
- Zion Williamson misses alley oop layup
- Russell Westbrook makes 24-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)
- Brandon Ingram makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Danuel House Jr. makes 3-foot layup (James Harden assists)
- Ben McLemore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
- Derrick Favors makes alley oop layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Russell Westbrook makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
- Brandon Ingram makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derrick Favors assists)
- Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 1
- Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
- Jrue Holiday makes layup
- Russell Westbrook misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Favors makes 3-foot layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Thabo Sefolosha misses free throw 1 of 2
- Thabo Sefolosha makes free throw 2 of 2
- JJ Redick misses two point shot
- James Harden makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Lonzo Ball misses three point jumper
- Danuel House Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jrue Holiday misses driving layup
- Ben McLemore misses driving layup
- Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2
- Austin Rivers makes two point shot
- Ben McLemore misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Russell Westbrook misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Brandon Ingram makes two point shot
- Russell Westbrook misses two point shot
- Josh Hart makes two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Ben McLemore makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ben McLemore misses free throw 2 of 2
- Austin Rivers makes driving layup
- Jrue Holiday misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Austin Rivers misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jrue Holiday makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
- Ben McLemore makes free throw 1 of 3
- Ben McLemore misses free throw 2 of 3
- Ben McLemore makes free throw 3 of 3
- E'Twaun Moore makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
- Zion Williamson makes layup
- James Harden makes step back jumpshot (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Zion Williamson misses layup
- Russell Westbrook makes 2-foot layup (James Harden assists)
- E'Twaun Moore makes 20-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Nicolo Melli misses 23-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Lonzo Ball makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lonzo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2
- Danuel House Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
- Lonzo Ball misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- E'Twaun Moore misses alley oop layup
- Josh Hart misses tip shot
- Zion Williamson misses tip shot
- Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ben McLemore misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Danuel House Jr. makes tip shot
- Brandon Ingram misses 10-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes driving layup
- E'Twaun Moore misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Josh Hart makes two point shot
- Josh Hart misses two point shot
- Ben McLemore misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Jrue Holiday misses 6-foot two point shot
- Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses tip shot
- James Harden misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Danuel House Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Ingram misses 22-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brandon Ingram misses 23-foot jumper
- James Harden makes 2-foot two point shot
- Jrue Holiday makes driving layup
- P.J. Tucker misses layup
- Eric Gordon misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Jrue Holiday misses free throw 1 of 3
- Jrue Holiday misses free throw 2 of 3
- Jrue Holiday makes free throw 3 of 3
- James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Josh Hart misses free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Hart makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes 10-foot two point shot
- Jrue Holiday misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Russell Westbrook misses two point shot
- Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Danuel House Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
- Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jrue Holiday misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Hart misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | NO | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Derrick Favors vs. James Harden (Lonzo Ball gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:47 | | Jrue Holiday out of bounds bad pass turnover | 0 | 0 |
| 11:28 | | Danuel House Jr. makes 3-foot layup (James Harden assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 11:18 | | Zion Williamson out of bounds bad pass turnover | 0 | 2 |
| 11:01 | | Russell Westbrook misses step back jumpshot | 0 | 2 |
| 10:58 | | Lonzo Ball defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:55 | | Zion Williamson makes alley oop dunk shot (Lonzo Ball assists) | 2 | 2 |
| 10:43 | | P.J. Tucker misses two point shot | 2 | 2 |
| 10:42 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:33 | | Brandon Ingram misses 20-foot jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 10:31 | | P.J. Tucker defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:24 | | Russell Westbrook misses driving layup | 2 | 2 |
| 10:23 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:20 | | James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 10:18 | | James Harden offensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:18 | | Brandon Ingram shooting foul | 2 | 2 |
| 10:18 | | Pelicans Full timeout | 2 | 2 |
| 10:18 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 10:18 | | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10:05 | | Jrue Holiday misses 27-foot three point jumper | 2 | 4 |
| 10:03 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| 9:51 | | Russell Westbrook misses 13-foot pullup jump shot | 2 | 4 |
| 9:50 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| 9:32 | | James Harden blocks Jrue Holiday 's 2-foot two point shot | 2 | 4 |
| 9:30 | | Zion Williamson offensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| 9:28 | | Zion Williamson bad pass (Eric Gordon steals) | 2 | 4 |
| 9:19 | | James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot | 2 | 7 |
| 9:10 | | Brandon Ingram makes 27-foot three pointer | 5 | 7 |
| 8:47 | | P.J. Tucker misses 26-foot three point jumper | 5 | 7 |
| 8:45 | | Lonzo Ball defensive rebound | 5 | 7 |
| 8:32 | | Lonzo Ball bad pass (Danuel House Jr. steals) | 5 | 7 |
| 8:19 | | James Harden misses step back jumpshot | 5 | 7 |
| 8:17 | | Lonzo Ball defensive rebound | 5 | 7 |
| 8:10 | | Brandon Ingram makes 14-foot pullup jump shot | 7 | 7 |
| 7:54 | | Danuel House Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper | 7 | 7 |
| 7:52 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | 7 | 7 |
| 7:43 | | Russell Westbrook personal foul | 7 | 7 |
| 7:31 | | Lonzo Ball makes 28-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists) | 10 | 7 |
| 7:26 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point shot | 10 | 7 |
| 7:25 | | Derrick Favors defensive rebound | 10 | 7 |
| 7:21 | | Derrick Favors out of bounds bad pass turnover | 10 | 7 |
| 7:10 | | Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot pullup jump shot | 10 | 7 |
| 7:09 | | Lonzo Ball defensive rebound | 10 | 7 |
| 6:55 | | Brandon Ingram makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists) | 13 | 7 |
| 6:35 | | Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper | 13 | 7 |
| 6:33 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | 13 | 7 |
| 6:27 | | Brandon Ingram misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot | 13 | 7 |
| 6:25 | | Brandon Ingram offensive rebound | 13 | 7 |
| 6:20 | | Lonzo Ball makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists) | 16 | 7 |
| 6:20 | | Rockets Full timeout | 16 | 7 |
| 6:20 | | Thabo Sefolosha enters the game for Danuel House Jr. | 16 | 7 |
| 6:20 | | Ben McLemore enters the game for Eric Gordon | 16 | 7 |
| 6:11 | | James Harden makes driving layup | 16 | 9 |
| 6:11 | | Derrick Favors shooting foul | 16 | 9 |
| 6:11 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1 | 16 | 10 |
| 5:52 | | Zion Williamson makes alley oop dunk shot (Brandon Ingram assists) | 18 | 10 |
| 5:40 | | Ben McLemore misses 26-foot three point jumper | 18 | 10 |
| 5:38 | | P.J. Tucker offensive rebound | 18 | 10 |
| 5:30 | | James Harden misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot | 18 | 10 |
| 5:26 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | 18 | 10 |
| 5:15 | | Zion Williamson misses two point shot | 18 | 10 |
| 5:13 | | P.J. Tucker defensive rebound | 18 | 10 |
| 5:04 | | Russell Westbrook makes driving layup (James Harden assists) | 18 | 12 |
| 4:49 | | Jrue Holiday makes 5-foot two point shot | 20 | 12 |
| 4:35 | | enters the game for Zion Williamson | 20 | 15 |
| 4:35 | | James Harden makes 3-foot two point shot | 20 | 14 |
| 4:35 | | Lonzo Ball shooting foul | 20 | 14 |
| 4:35 | | Austin Rivers enters the game for Russell Westbrook | 20 | 14 |
| 4:35 | | JJ Redick enters the game for | 20 | 14 |
| 4:35 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1 | 20 | 15 |
| 4:20 | | Derrick Favors bad pass (Thabo Sefolosha steals) | 20 | 15 |
| 4:07 | | James Harden makes 25-foot step back jumpshot | 20 | 18 |
| 3:53 | | Lonzo Ball makes driving layup | 22 | 18 |
| 3:40 | | Austin Rivers misses 25-foot three point jumper | 22 | 18 |
| 3:38 | | Derrick Favors defensive rebound | 22 | 18 |
| 3:32 | | James Harden personal foul | 22 | 18 |
| 3:32 | | Danuel House Jr. enters the game for P.J. Tucker | 22 | 18 |
| 3:32 | | Josh Hart enters the game for Lonzo Ball | 22 | 18 |
| 3:32 | | Jaxson Hayes enters the game for | 22 | 18 |
| 3:32 | | enters the game for Derrick Favors | 22 | 18 |
| 3:29 | | Brandon Ingram out of bounds lost ball turnover | 22 | 18 |
| 3:18 | | Ben McLemore makes driving dunk (James Harden assists) | 22 | 20 |
| 3:06 | | Jrue Holiday lost ball turnover (Thabo Sefolosha steals) | 22 | 20 |
| 3:03 | | Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper | 22 | 20 |
| 3:02 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | 22 | 20 |
| 2:54 | | JJ Redick misses 26-foot three point jumper | 22 | 20 |
| 2:49 | | Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound | 22 | 20 |
| 2:49 | | Jaxson Hayes makes two point shot | 24 | 20 |
| 2:38 | | Austin Rivers misses 22-foot three point jumper | 24 | 20 |
| 2:32 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | 24 | 20 |
| 2:32 | | Thabo Sefolosha shooting foul | 24 | 20 |
| 2:32 | | Josh Hart makes free throw 1 of 2 | 25 | 20 |
| 2:32 | | Eric Gordon enters the game for Danuel House Jr. | 25 | 20 |
| 2:32 | | Russell Westbrook enters the game for James Harden | 25 | 20 |
| 2:32 | | Josh Hart makes free throw 2 of 2 | 26 | 20 |
| 2:19 | | Austin Rivers makes driving layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 26 | 22 |
| 2:06 | | Brandon Ingram makes driving layup | 28 | 22 |
| 1:46 | | Thabo Sefolosha makes 23-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists) | 28 | 25 |
| 1:32 | | Jaxson Hayes misses 6-foot jumper | 28 | 25 |
| 1:29 | | Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound | 28 | 25 |
| 1:21 | | Austin Rivers misses two point shot | 28 | 25 |
| 1:19 | | Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound | 28 | 25 |
| 1:11 | | Josh Hart lost ball turnover (Thabo Sefolosha steals) | 28 | 25 |
| 1:05 | | Ben McLemore makes 26-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists) | 28 | 28 |
| 53.3 | | JJ Redick misses 27-foot three point jumper | 28 | 28 |
| 52.1 | | Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound | 28 | 28 |
| 44.8 | | Ben McLemore makes 2-foot layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 28 | 30 |
| 23.4 | | Brandon Ingram bad pass (Ben McLemore steals) | 28 | 30 |
| 1.5 | | Russell Westbrook out of bounds bad pass turnover | 28 | 30 |
| 0.7 | | Jaxson Hayes misses 7-foot jump bank shot | 28 | 30 |
| 0.1 | | Pelicans offensive team rebound | 28 | 30 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 28 | 30 | |
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Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:James Capers
Referee:Derrick Collins
Referee:JB DeRosa
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 36 | 16 | .692 | - | W4 |
| Houston | 32 | 19 | .627 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Memphis | 20 | 31 | .392 | 15.5 | L2 |
| Dallas | 19 | 33 | .365 | 17 | L7 |
| New Orleans | 14 | 40 | .259 | 23 | W1 |
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