Rockets 126-112 Pelicans (31 Jan, 2021) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

9-9, 4-5 away

126

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	27	48	24	27	126
NO	35	22	27	28	112

New Orleans Pelicans

7-11, 4-4 home

112

Steven Adams makes hook shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
Eric Bledsoe misses running pullup jump shot
Lonzo Ball makes 26-foot three point jumper (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Eric Bledsoe makes 20-foot step back jumpshot
Brandon Ingram makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steven Adams assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Lonzo Ball makes 22-foot two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Zion Williamson assists)
Eric Bledsoe makes 26-foot three point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
Zion Williamson makes 4-foot two point shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
Eric Gordon blocks Brandon Ingram 's 1-foot driving layup
Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 24-foot three point shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
Lonzo Ball misses 27-foot three point shot
Brandon Ingram makes 25-foot three pointer
Jaxson Hayes makes dunk (Josh Hart assists)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Danuel House Jr. blocks Zion Williamson 's 2-foot two point shot
Jaxson Hayes makes two point shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
Zion Williamson makes dunk (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
Zion Williamson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Jaxson Hayes makes dunk (Josh Hart assists)
Zion Williamson misses driving layup
Eric Bledsoe misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Josh Hart makes 26-foot three point jumper (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses driving layup
Nicolo Melli misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses driving layup
Steven Adams makes two point shot
Josh Hart misses layup
Eric Bledsoe makes 12-foot jumper
Nicolo Melli misses two point shot
John Wall blocks Zion Williamson 's 1-foot dunk
Brandon Ingram misses three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe makes two point shot
Lonzo Ball misses 27-foot three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe misses 27-foot three point jumper
Lonzo Ball makes 5-foot two point shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
Zion Williamson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Zion Williamson makes two point shot
Zion Williamson misses driving layup
Christian Wood blocks Eric Bledsoe 's 2-foot driving layup
Victor Oladipo blocks Brandon Ingram 's 3-foot layup
Eric Bledsoe makes 22-foot pullup jump shot
Steven Adams misses 80-foot three point jumper
Zion Williamson makes layup (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Zion Williamson makes two point shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
Eric Bledsoe misses 26-foot three point jumper
Zion Williamson makes layup (Brandon Ingram assists)
Eric Bledsoe makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
Lonzo Ball misses running pullup jump shot
Brandon Ingram makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Zion Williamson makes driving layup
Brandon Ingram misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Brandon Ingram makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
Zion Williamson makes 3-foot two point shot
Brandon Ingram misses 14-foot two point shot
Zion Williamson makes two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lonzo Ball misses running pullup jump shot
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram misses 12-foot two point shot
Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Zion Williamson assists)
Zion Williamson misses driving floating jump shot
Lonzo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point shot (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 27-foot three point jumper
Josh Hart misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 23-foot pullup jump shot
Zion Williamson misses 9-foot two point shot
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kira Lewis Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
Zion Williamson misses driving floating jump shot
Kira Lewis Jr. misses 9-foot two point shot
Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Kira Lewis Jr. assists)
Sindarius Thornwell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Wenyen Gabriel assists)
Wenyen Gabriel misses three point jumper
Kira Lewis Jr. makes driving floating jump shot
Wenyen Gabriel misses 4-foot two point shot
Sindarius Thornwell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kira Lewis Jr. makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
Kira Lewis Jr. misses driving floating jump shot
Nicolo Melli makes three point jumper (Sindarius Thornwell assists)
Wenyen Gabriel misses two point shot
Sindarius Thornwell makes tip shot
P.J. Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
P.J. Tucker makes 13-foot two point shot
John Wall misses 23-foot pullup jump shot
John Wall misses 25-foot three point jumper
Victor Oladipo makes 21-foot jumper
Victor Oladipo misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jae'Sean Tate makes two point shot
John Wall makes 26-foot three point jumper (Victor Oladipo assists)
John Wall misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jae'Sean Tate misses 23-foot three point jumper
John Wall makes dunk (P.J. Tucker assists)
Christian Wood makes dunk (Victor Oladipo assists)
P.J. Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Victor Oladipo makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks Victor Oladipo 's 2-foot two point shot
Eric Gordon makes driving layup (Victor Oladipo assists)
Danuel House Jr. makes 23-foot step back jumpshot (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes two point shot
Danuel House Jr. misses two point shot
David Nwaba misses driving floating jump shot
David Nwaba makes two point shot
Danuel House Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
Danuel House Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Jae'Sean Tate makes 19-foot jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)
Eric Gordon misses two point shot
Christian Wood makes layup (Danuel House Jr. assists)
Sterling Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sterling Brown misses 23-foot three point shot
Christian Wood makes alley oop layup (John Wall assists)
Christian Wood misses 11-foot two point shot
Christian Wood makes layup (John Wall assists)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks David Nwaba 's 3-foot driving layup
John Wall makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Sterling Brown assists)
Victor Oladipo makes 25-foot three point shot (Sterling Brown assists)
John Wall makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
John Wall misses two point shot
Sterling Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (John Wall assists)
Victor Oladipo makes two point shot (John Wall assists)
Victor Oladipo makes 25-foot three point jumper (John Wall assists)
Victor Oladipo misses 15-foot two point shot
Christian Wood makes 20-foot jumper (John Wall assists)
Christian Wood makes 26-foot three pointer (Victor Oladipo assists)
Victor Oladipo misses 25-foot three point jumper
P.J. Tucker makes layup (Victor Oladipo assists)
Christian Wood makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Victor Oladipo assists)
Victor Oladipo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Victor Oladipo makes 25-foot three pointer
Christian Wood makes 24-foot three point jumper (John Wall assists)
Christian Wood misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jae'Sean Tate makes 3-foot two point shot
Christian Wood makes driving layup (Victor Oladipo assists)
John Wall makes 25-foot three point jumper (P.J. Tucker assists)
Victor Oladipo misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Brandon Ingram blocks P.J. Tucker's layup
Zion Williamson blocks John Wall 's 2-foot driving layup
Victor Oladipo misses 26-foot three point jumper
DeMarcus Cousins misses 26-foot three point jumper
P.J. Tucker misses 26-foot three point jumper
John Wall misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
John Wall misses two point shot
DeMarcus Cousins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lonzo Ball blocks Victor Oladipo 's 18-foot pullup jump shot
Eric Gordon misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Jae'Sean Tate makes 27-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
David Nwaba makes 26-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)
David Nwaba misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jae'Sean Tate makes two point shot
Brandon Ingram blocks David Nwaba 's 2-foot driving layup
David Nwaba misses layup
Eric Gordon makes 29-foot running pullup jump shot
Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks David Nwaba 's 5-foot layup
David Nwaba misses layup
Jae'Sean Tate misses tip shot
David Nwaba makes 2-foot two point shot
Jae'Sean Tate makes two point shot
Sterling Brown makes 2-foot two point shot (Danuel House Jr. assists)
Eric Gordon misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
David Nwaba makes two point shot
Christian Wood makes two point shot (Eric Gordon assists)
Eric Gordon makes 29-foot three point jumper (Sterling Brown assists)
Christian Wood makes layup (John Wall assists)
Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
Sterling Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (John Wall assists)
Sterling Brown misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Ben McLemore makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mason Jones assists)
Danuel House Jr. misses two point shot
Sterling Brown misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Mason Jones misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Ben McLemore misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Danuel House Jr. misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot

ROCKETS

PELICANS

TIME		HOU	NO
12:00	Christian Wood vs. Steven Adams (Zion Williamson gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Steven Adams makes hook shot (Lonzo Ball assists)	0	2
11:29	P.J. Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:27	Eric Bledsoe defensive rebound	0	2
11:23	Eric Bledsoe misses running pullup jump shot	0	2
11:19	P.J. Tucker defensive rebound	0	2
11:13	Christian Wood traveling	0	2
10:57	Lonzo Ball makes 26-foot three point jumper (Eric Bledsoe assists)	0	5
10:33	P.J. Tucker makes 13-foot two point shot	2	5
10:07	Eric Bledsoe makes 20-foot step back jumpshot	2	7
9:54	John Wall misses 23-foot pullup jump shot	2	7
9:48	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	2	7
9:45	P.J. Tucker personal foul	2	7
9:40	Zion Williamson offensive charge	2	7
9:40	Zion Williamson turnover	2	7
9:31	John Wall misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	7
9:28	Pelicans defensive team rebound	2	7
9:28	Jae'Sean Tate loose ball foul	2	7
9:17	Brandon Ingram makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steven Adams assists)	2	10
8:56	Victor Oladipo makes 21-foot jumper	4	10
8:44	Eric Bledsoe steps out of bounds turnover	4	10
8:31	Victor Oladipo misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	10
8:28	Jae'Sean Tate offensive rebound	4	10
8:26	Jae'Sean Tate makes two point shot	6	10
8:14	Brandon Ingram misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	6	10
8:11	Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound	6	10
8:04	John Wall makes 26-foot three point jumper (Victor Oladipo assists)	9	10
7:41	Lonzo Ball makes 22-foot two point shot	9	12
7:30	John Wall misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	12
7:26	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	9	12
7:18	Brandon Ingram makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Zion Williamson assists)	9	14
6:57	Jae'Sean Tate misses 23-foot three point jumper	9	14
6:55	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	9	14
6:45	Steven Adams bad pass (P.J. Tucker steals)	9	14
6:41	John Wall makes dunk (P.J. Tucker assists)	11	14
6:33	Lonzo Ball bad pass (P.J. Tucker steals)	11	14
6:31	John Wall lost ball turnover (Lonzo Ball steals)	11	14
6:25	Eric Bledsoe makes 26-foot three point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)	11	17
6:04	Christian Wood makes dunk (Victor Oladipo assists)	13	17
5:48	Steven Adams lost ball turnover (Jae'Sean Tate steals)	13	17
5:34	P.J. Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	17
5:29	Steven Adams defensive rebound	13	17
5:22	Zion Williamson makes 4-foot two point shot (Brandon Ingram assists)	13	19
5:17	Rockets Full timeout	13	19
5:17	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Zion Williamson	13	19
5:17	Josh Hart enters the game for Eric Bledsoe	13	19
5:17	Nickeil Alexander-Walker enters the game for Steven Adams	13	19
5:17	Eric Gordon enters the game for Jae'Sean Tate	13	19
5:17	DeMarcus Cousins enters the game for Christian Wood	13	19
5:17	Danuel House Jr. enters the game for John Wall	13	19
5:10	Victor Oladipo makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (DeMarcus Cousins assists)	15	19
4:49	Eric Gordon blocks Brandon Ingram 's 1-foot driving layup	15	19
4:48	P.J. Tucker defensive rebound	15	19
4:44	P.J. Tucker bad pass (Nickeil Alexander-Walker steals)	15	19
4:42	Lonzo Ball out of bounds bad pass turnover	15	19
4:22	Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	19
4:18	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	15	19
4:15	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 24-foot three point shot (Brandon Ingram assists)	15	22
3:51	Eric Gordon bad pass (Jaxson Hayes steals)	15	22
3:47	Lonzo Ball misses 27-foot three point shot	15	22
3:44	DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound	15	22
3:32	Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks Victor Oladipo 's 2-foot two point shot	15	22
3:32	Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound	15	22
3:14	Brandon Ingram makes 25-foot three pointer	15	25
2:59	Eric Gordon makes driving layup (Victor Oladipo assists)	17	25
2:39	Jaxson Hayes makes dunk (Josh Hart assists)	17	27
2:28	Nickeil Alexander-Walker personal foul	17	27
2:28	Eric Bledsoe enters the game for Lonzo Ball	17	27
2:28	Zion Williamson enters the game for Brandon Ingram	17	27
2:28	David Nwaba enters the game for Victor Oladipo	17	27
2:28	Pelicans Full timeout	17	27
2:18	Danuel House Jr. makes 23-foot step back jumpshot (DeMarcus Cousins assists)	20	27
2:02	Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	27
1:59	Zion Williamson offensive rebound	20	27
1:56	Danuel House Jr. blocks Zion Williamson 's 2-foot two point shot	20	27
1:56	Danuel House Jr. defensive rebound	20	27
1:51	Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	27
1:47	Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound	20	27
1:46	Jaxson Hayes makes two point shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)	20	29
1:46	DeMarcus Cousins shooting foul	20	29
1:46	Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for P.J. Tucker	20	29
1:46	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 1	20	30
1:31	Eric Gordon makes two point shot	22	30
1:13	Zion Williamson lost ball turnover (Jae'Sean Tate steals)	22	30
1:07	Danuel House Jr. misses two point shot	22	30
1:04	Josh Hart defensive rebound	22	30
1:03	Zion Williamson makes dunk (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)	22	32
54.8	David Nwaba misses driving floating jump shot	22	32
54.8	David Nwaba offensive rebound	22	32
53.7	David Nwaba makes two point shot	24	32
43.9	Zion Williamson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)	24	35
37.0	Jaxson Hayes kicked ball violation	24	35
30.0	Danuel House Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	24	35
26.0	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	24	35
12.9	Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 25-foot step back jumpshot	24	35
7.7	Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound	24	35
1.9	Danuel House Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)	27	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	35

Regular Season Series

HOU leads 1-0

Rockets
126
Pelicans
112

Game 1

31/1

Rockets
101
Pelicans
130

Game 2

10/2

Pelicans
122
Rockets
115

Game 3

5/4

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 31 January 2021

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 1,440

Referees:
Matt Boland
Marc Davis
Nate Green

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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