New Orleans Pelicans @ Houston Rockets

22-27, 8-14 Away

122

22-27, 8-14 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Pelicans NO	38	32	19	33	122
Rockets HOU	27	32	33	23	115

Houston RocketsRocketsHOU

13-36, 6-18 Home

115

13-36, 6-18 Home

Shot Made

Shot Missed

Eric Bledsoe misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
Jae'Sean Tate makes 26-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)
Steven Adams misses 11-foot hook shot
Jae'Sean Tate misses 27-foot three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe misses 23-foot three point jumper
Christian Wood makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
James Johnson misses two point shot
Steven Adams misses tip shot
Danuel House Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe blocks Sterling Brown 's 4-foot layup
James Johnson makes 3-foot two point shot
Lonzo Ball makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Johnson assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 15-foot jumper
Jaxson Hayes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
Jaxson Hayes misses 6-foot jumper
Steven Adams makes tip shot
Kevin Porter Jr. makes driving layup
Lonzo Ball makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jaxson Hayes assists)
Sterling Brown makes two point shot
Lonzo Ball makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Johnson assists)
Christian Wood misses 26-foot three point jumper
Lonzo Ball makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaxson Hayes assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 27-foot three pointer
Steven Adams blocks Kevin Porter Jr. 's 3-foot two point shot
Kevin Porter Jr. makes driving floating jump shot
Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point shot (Steven Adams assists)
Jaxson Hayes makes two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
Avery Bradley misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Avery Bradley misses layup
Jaxson Hayes misses 3-foot two point shot
Kelly Olynyk makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Christian Wood misses driving layup
James Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kelly Olynyk misses 31-foot three point shot
Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes driving layup
Kelly Olynyk makes 23-foot three point jumper (D.J. Augustin assists)
Willy Hernangomez makes 7-foot hook shot
Eric Bledsoe misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Johnson blocks Kenyon Martin Jr. 's 4-foot two point shot
Avery Bradley misses 18-foot jumper
D.J. Augustin makes 6-foot jumper
James Johnson makes two point shot
D.J. Wilson makes 22-foot step back jumpshot (D.J. Augustin assists)
Eric Bledsoe misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Johnson makes 26-foot three pointer
Avery Bradley misses 32-foot three point jumper
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Johnson makes finger roll layup
Kelly Olynyk misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kelly Olynyk makes driving layup (Sterling Brown assists)
Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper
Avery Bradley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kelly Olynyk assists)
Lonzo Ball misses 27-foot three point jumper
James Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kelly Olynyk makes 27-foot three point jumper (D.J. Augustin assists)
Naji Marshall misses two point shot
Willy Hernangomez makes tip shot
Naji Marshall blocks D.J. Augustin's layup
Naji Marshall makes driving layup
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes driving dunk (Avery Bradley assists)
Kelly Olynyk misses 26-foot three point jumper
Avery Bradley misses 20-foot jumper
James Johnson makes driving layup (Naji Marshall assists)
D.J. Augustin makes 21-foot jumper
Kelly Olynyk misses 27-foot three point jumper
Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks Kevin Porter Jr. 's 4-foot driving dunk
Kelly Olynyk makes 25-foot three point jumper
Steven Adams makes 3-foot dunk (Naji Marshall assists)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses driving floating jump shot
Kelly Olynyk makes 3-foot layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Danuel House Jr. misses driving layup
Eric Bledsoe misses 26-foot three point jumper
Christian Wood misses 27-foot three point jumper
Wes Iwundu misses driving layup
Steven Adams makes two point shot
Kevin Porter Jr. misses driving floating jump shot
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point shot
Sterling Brown misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jaxson Hayes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe makes 26-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
Kelly Olynyk makes 12-foot two point shot
James Johnson misses 12-foot two point shot
Steven Adams misses layup
Steven Adams makes tip shot
Lonzo Ball misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
D.J. Augustin misses 27-foot three point jumper
Christian Wood makes layup
James Johnson makes layup (Lonzo Ball assists)
Kelly Olynyk misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Steven Adams makes 2-foot dunk (Wes Iwundu assists)
Kelly Olynyk misses 27-foot three point jumper
Lonzo Ball misses driving layup
Kelly Olynyk blocks Steven Adams's tip shot
Christian Wood makes finger roll layup (Kelly Olynyk assists)
Eric Bledsoe makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 45-foot three point jumper
Jae'Sean Tate makes 27-foot three point jumper (Christian Wood assists)
James Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jae'Sean Tate makes 22-foot jumper (Sterling Brown assists)
Lonzo Ball makes 28-foot three point jumper
Jae'Sean Tate misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Eric Bledsoe misses 26-foot three point jumper
Lonzo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Porter Jr. makes driving layup
Jaxson Hayes misses 10-foot two point shot
Eric Bledsoe makes 26-foot three point jumper (Steven Adams assists)
Sterling Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Christian Wood assists)
Jaxson Hayes makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
James Johnson blocks Kevin Porter Jr. 's 17-foot jumper
Eric Bledsoe misses layup
Christian Wood misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jae'Sean Tate makes tip shot
Lonzo Ball misses 24-foot three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe makes 26-foot three point jumper (Steven Adams assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sterling Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jaxson Hayes misses layup
Jae'Sean Tate makes 3-foot layup (Kelly Olynyk assists)
Eric Bledsoe misses 27-foot three point jumper
James Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sterling Brown makes 2-foot dunk (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
Eric Bledsoe misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sterling Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. blocks Jaxson Hayes 's 10-foot driving floating jump shot
James Johnson misses two point shot
Naji Marshall makes 3-foot layup (Lonzo Ball assists)
Kelly Olynyk makes 2-foot layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. misses two point shot
Lonzo Ball makes 27-foot three point jumper (Naji Marshall assists)
Naji Marshall misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Jae'Sean Tate misses driving layup
Lonzo Ball misses 27-foot three point jumper
Avery Bradley misses 24-foot three point jumper
D.J. Wilson makes three point jumper (D.J. Augustin assists)
D.J. Augustin makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
Lonzo Ball misses 28-foot three point jumper
Wes Iwundu misses two point shot
Kenyon Martin Jr. blocks Jaxson Hayes's jumper
Jaxson Hayes blocks D.J. Augustin 's 21-foot jumper
Jaxson Hayes makes two point shot
Willy Hernangomez makes 2-foot two point shot
D.J. Wilson makes 4-foot two point shot
Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 3-foot dunk (Avery Bradley assists)
Willy Hernangomez makes 3-foot layup (Lonzo Ball assists)
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes dunk (Avery Bradley assists)
Willy Hernangomez makes 9-foot two point shot
D.J. Augustin misses 30-foot three point jumper
Avery Bradley misses alley oop layup
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes dunk
Eric Bledsoe misses 28-foot three point jumper
D.J. Augustin makes two point shot
Jaxson Hayes misses 10-foot two point shot
Lonzo Ball makes 26-foot three point jumper (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Avery Bradley makes 2-foot layup (D.J. Augustin assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. misses driving layup
James Johnson makes 3-foot dunk (Naji Marshall assists)
Kelly Olynyk misses 28-foot three point jumper
James Johnson makes driving layup (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Eric Bledsoe misses 10-foot two point shot
Sterling Brown misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
Christian Wood misses 4-foot tip shot
James Johnson blocks Christian Wood 's 2-foot layup
Wes Iwundu makes 26-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
James Johnson blocks Kevin Porter Jr. 's 4-foot layup
James Johnson misses layup
Christian Wood misses 24-foot three point jumper
Naji Marshall makes 28-foot three point jumper (Willy Hernangomez assists)
Kelly Olynyk makes 28-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Willy Hernangomez makes layup (Lonzo Ball assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 9-foot two point shot
Lonzo Ball makes 27-foot three point jumper (Naji Marshall assists)
Jae'Sean Tate makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Lonzo Ball misses two point shot
Naji Marshall misses layup
Kelly Olynyk misses 26-foot three point shot
Willy Hernangomez makes dunk (James Johnson assists)
Jae'Sean Tate makes 2-foot layup (Christian Wood assists)
Jae'Sean Tate misses 24-foot three point jumper
Christian Wood misses 29-foot three point jumper

Shot Made

Shot Missed

TIME		NO	HOU
12:00	Steven Adams vs. Christian Wood (Lonzo Ball gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Eric Bledsoe misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	0	0
11:38	Danuel House Jr. defensive rebound	0	0
11:30	Jae'Sean Tate makes 26-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)	0	3
11:12	Steven Adams misses 11-foot hook shot	0	3
11:11	Christian Wood defensive rebound	0	3
10:59	Jae'Sean Tate misses 27-foot three point jumper	0	3
10:59	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	0	3
10:49	Eric Bledsoe misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	3
10:48	Steven Adams offensive rebound	0	3
10:47	Christian Wood shooting foul	0	3
10:47	Steven Adams makes free throw 1 of 2	1	3
10:47	Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2	1	3
10:47	Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound	1	3
10:32	Christian Wood makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jae'Sean Tate assists)	1	6
10:20	James Johnson misses two point shot	1	6
10:19	Steven Adams offensive rebound	1	6
10:19	Steven Adams misses tip shot	1	6
10:18	Christian Wood defensive rebound	1	6
10:01	Kevin Porter Jr. bad pass (Steven Adams steals)	1	6
9:58	Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul	1	6
9:58	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2	2	6
9:58	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2	3	6
9:46	Danuel House Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	3	6
9:44	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	3	6
9:40	Lonzo Ball offensive charge	3	6
9:40	Lonzo Ball turnover	3	6
9:25	Eric Bledsoe blocks Sterling Brown 's 4-foot layup	3	6
9:25	Rockets offensive team rebound	3	6
9:23	Kevin Porter Jr. bad pass (Steven Adams steals)	3	6
9:13	James Johnson makes 3-foot two point shot	5	6
9:05	Kevin Porter Jr. bad pass (Lonzo Ball steals)	5	6
8:58	Lonzo Ball makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Johnson assists)	8	6
8:46	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 15-foot jumper	8	6
8:46	Eric Bledsoe defensive rebound	8	6
8:38	Jaxson Hayes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)	11	6
8:28	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	11	6
8:28	Danuel House Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	11	7
8:28	Danuel House Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2	11	7
8:27	Eric Bledsoe defensive rebound	11	7
8:17	Jaxson Hayes misses 6-foot jumper	11	7
8:16	Steven Adams offensive rebound	11	7
8:16	Steven Adams makes tip shot	13	7
7:59	Kevin Porter Jr. makes driving layup	13	9
7:44	Lonzo Ball makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jaxson Hayes assists)	16	9
7:29	Sterling Brown makes two point shot	16	11
7:17	Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul	16	11
7:17	Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2	16	11
7:17	Pelicans offensive team rebound	16	11
7:17	Steven Adams makes free throw 2 of 2	17	11
7:08	Christian Wood bad pass (Eric Bledsoe steals)	17	11
6:59	Lonzo Ball makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Johnson assists)	20	11
6:57	Rockets Full timeout	20	11
6:42	Christian Wood misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	11
6:40	Steven Adams defensive rebound	20	11
6:20	Lonzo Ball makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaxson Hayes assists)	23	11
6:10	Kevin Porter Jr. makes 27-foot three pointer	23	14
5:48	Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul	23	14
5:48	Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2	23	14
5:48	Pelicans offensive team rebound	23	14
5:48	Kelly Olynyk enters the game for Sterling Brown	23	14
5:48	Avery Bradley enters the game for Jae'Sean Tate	23	14
5:48	Nickeil Alexander-Walker enters the game for Eric Bledsoe	23	14
5:48	Naji Marshall enters the game for James Johnson	23	14
5:48	Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2	23	14
5:48	Christian Wood defensive rebound	23	14
5:29	Steven Adams blocks Kevin Porter Jr. 's 3-foot two point shot	23	14
5:28	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	23	14
5:28	Naji Marshall traveling	23	14
5:17	Kevin Porter Jr. makes driving floating jump shot	23	16
4:59	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point shot (Steven Adams assists)	25	16
4:53	Kevin Porter Jr. bad pass (Jaxson Hayes steals)	25	16
4:48	Jaxson Hayes makes two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)	27	16
4:35	Avery Bradley misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	27	16
4:33	Steven Adams defensive rebound	27	16
4:28	Danuel House Jr. shooting foul	27	16
4:28	Naji Marshall misses free throw 1 of 2	27	16
4:28	Pelicans offensive team rebound	27	16
4:28	Willy Hernangomez enters the game for Lonzo Ball	27	16
4:28	Eric Bledsoe enters the game for Steven Adams	27	16
4:28	Naji Marshall makes free throw 2 of 2	28	16
4:10	Avery Bradley misses layup	28	16
4:10	Willy Hernangomez defensive rebound	28	16
3:54	Jaxson Hayes misses 3-foot two point shot	28	16
3:53	Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound	28	16
3:47	Kelly Olynyk makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	28	19
3:39	Naji Marshall traveling	28	19
3:29	Willy Hernangomez personal foul	28	19
3:21	Christian Wood misses driving layup	28	19
3:20	Kevin Porter Jr. offensive rebound	28	19
3:20	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	28	19
3:20	Christian Wood makes free throw 1 of 2	28	20
3:20	James Johnson enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	28	20
3:20	Christian Wood misses free throw 2 of 2	28	20
3:20	Willy Hernangomez defensive rebound	28	20
3:02	James Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper	28	20
2:59	Christian Wood defensive rebound	28	20
2:52	Kelly Olynyk misses 31-foot three point shot	28	20
2:52	James Johnson defensive rebound	28	20
2:42	Pelicans Full timeout	28	20
2:42	Kenyon Martin Jr. enters the game for Kevin Porter Jr.	28	20
2:42	D.J. Augustin enters the game for Danuel House Jr.	28	20
2:35	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes driving layup	30	20
2:17	Kelly Olynyk makes 23-foot three point jumper (D.J. Augustin assists)	30	23
2:03	Willy Hernangomez makes 7-foot hook shot	32	23
2:03	Kelly Olynyk shooting foul	32	23
2:03	D.J. Wilson enters the game for Christian Wood	32	23
2:03	Willy Hernangomez makes free throw 1 of 1	33	23
1:40	Avery Bradley bad pass (James Johnson steals)	33	23
1:29	Eric Bledsoe misses 24-foot three point jumper	33	23
1:27	D.J. Augustin defensive rebound	33	23
1:22	James Johnson blocks Kenyon Martin Jr. 's 4-foot two point shot	33	23
1:22	Rockets offensive team rebound	33	23
1:21	Willy Hernangomez personal foul	33	23
1:14	Avery Bradley misses 18-foot jumper	33	23
1:13	D.J. Augustin offensive rebound	33	23
1:09	D.J. Augustin makes 6-foot jumper	33	25
1:00	James Johnson makes two point shot	35	25
43.2	D.J. Wilson makes 22-foot step back jumpshot (D.J. Augustin assists)	35	27
32.4	Eric Bledsoe misses 26-foot three point jumper	35	27
30.7	D.J. Wilson defensive rebound	35	27
10.2	Avery Bradley bad pass (James Johnson steals)	35	27
0.0	James Johnson makes 26-foot three pointer	38	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	38	27

Matchups

NO wins season

2-1

HOU

112

Game 1•@ NO

Final

126

130

Game 2•@ NO

Final

101

122

Game 3•@ HOU

Final

115

Game Information

Houston, TX

Referee:John Goble

Referee:Haywoode Workman

Referee:Marat Kogut

Western Conference

Southwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Antonio	30	13	.698	-	W3
Houston	25	15	.625	3.5	W2
Memphis	18	23	.439	11	W1
Dallas	18	26	.409	12.5	W3
New Orleans	10	35	.222	21	L2

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