Rockets 118-108 Pelicans (6 Dec, 2021) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Pelicans

7-19, 4-11 away

108

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	26	23	36	23	108
HOU	28	29	37	24	118

Houston Rockets

7-16, 6-5 home

118

Garrison Mathews misses 26-foot three point jumper
Daniel Theis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
Jae'Sean Tate makes layup
Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Brandon Ingram blocks Christian Wood 's 2-foot layup
Christian Wood makes 2-foot dunk
Jonas Valanciunas blocks Jae'Sean Tate 's 3-foot layup
Daniel Theis makes 11-foot jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Jae'Sean Tate misses two point shot
Eric Gordon makes 2-foot two point shot (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
Garrison Mathews makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
Christian Wood makes 27-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)
Christian Wood makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Danuel House Jr. makes driving layup (Eric Gordon assists)
Eric Gordon makes driving layup (Danuel House Jr. assists)
Armoni Brooks misses two point shot
Armoni Brooks misses 28-foot three point jumper
D.J. Augustin misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Alperen Sengun misses 26-foot three point jumper
Alperen Sengun makes driving layup
Jae'Sean Tate makes 23-foot three point jumper (D.J. Augustin assists)
D.J. Augustin makes two point shot
Garrison Mathews misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (D.J. Augustin assists)
Armoni Brooks misses 28-foot three point jumper
Garrison Mathews makes 25-foot three point shot (D.J. Augustin assists)
Jae'Sean Tate misses 24-foot three point jumper
Christian Wood makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
Jae'Sean Tate makes hook shot (Christian Wood assists)
Herbert Jones blocks Eric Gordon's pullup jump shot
Eric Gordon makes 2-foot two point shot
Josh Christopher misses 24-foot three point jumper
Christian Wood misses 21-foot jumper
Jae'Sean Tate makes two point shot (Armoni Brooks assists)
Garrison Mathews makes 30-foot three point jumper (Christian Wood assists)
Daniel Theis misses 27-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes 2-foot two point shot
Armoni Brooks makes 21-foot step back jumpshot
Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks Eric Gordon 's 4-foot two point shot
Garrett Temple blocks Eric Gordon 's 10-foot two point shot
Christian Wood misses two point shot
Daniel Theis makes tip shot
Eric Gordon misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Christian Wood misses layup
Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Daniel Theis assists)
Eric Gordon makes three point jumper (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
Daniel Theis misses 27-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
Christian Wood makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
Christian Wood misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
Daniel Theis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
Armoni Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
Danuel House Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
Christian Wood makes 11-foot two point shot (Eric Gordon assists)
Christian Wood makes 27-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Armoni Brooks misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 2-foot two point shot (Danuel House Jr. assists)
D.J. Augustin misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Alperen Sengun misses 26-foot three point jumper
D.J. Augustin misses two point shot
Alperen Sengun misses tip shot
Danuel House Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes dunk
D.J. Augustin makes 26-foot three pointer
Armoni Brooks misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Herbert Jones blocks Kenyon Martin Jr. 's 4-foot driving layup
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes two point shot
Herbert Jones blocks Kenyon Martin Jr. 's 3-foot layup
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes two point shot
D.J. Augustin makes three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
D.J. Augustin misses 26-foot three point jumper
Alperen Sengun makes 12-foot two point shot (D.J. Augustin assists)
Jonas Valanciunas blocks D.J. Augustin 's 3-foot two point shot
Jonas Valanciunas blocks Alperen Sengun 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot
Christian Wood misses 14-foot two point shot
Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jae'Sean Tate makes 8-foot two point shot
Garrison Mathews makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
Herbert Jones misses 21-foot jumper
Devonte' Graham misses 20-foot two point shot
Brandon Ingram misses 18-foot jumper
Devonte' Graham misses finger roll layup
Garrett Temple makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
Brandon Ingram makes driving dunk (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
Herbert Jones makes 2-foot dunk
Brandon Ingram makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
Herbert Jones makes 3-foot layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
Brandon Ingram makes two point shot
Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot (Devonte' Graham assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Devonte' Graham misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Brandon Ingram misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
Trey Murphy III misses 10-foot two point shot
Brandon Ingram misses 19-foot jumper
Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram makes 26-foot three point jumper (Willy Hernangomez assists)
Willy Hernangomez makes 6-foot two point shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
Trey Murphy III misses layup
Willy Hernangomez misses tip shot
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 11-foot two point shot
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses driving layup
Kira Lewis Jr. misses driving layup
Willy Hernangomez makes dunk
Willy Hernangomez makes dunk (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kira Lewis Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
Trey Murphy III misses 24-foot three point jumper
Devonte' Graham misses 27-foot three point jumper
Alperen Sengun blocks Nickeil Alexander-Walker 's 3-foot driving layup
Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point jumper
Devonte' Graham misses 27-foot three point jumper
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devonte' Graham makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot
Willy Hernangomez makes 2-foot two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tomas Satoransky makes dunk
Brandon Ingram makes alley oop layup (Devonte' Graham assists)
Brandon Ingram misses two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes two point shot
Garrett Temple misses 23-foot three point jumper
Garrett Temple misses finger roll layup
Willy Hernangomez misses tip shot
Garrett Temple misses 27-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 26-foot three point jumper (Devonte' Graham assists)
Jonas Valanciunas makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
Brandon Ingram makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram makes 10-foot two point shot
Jonas Valanciunas makes 8-foot two point shot
Herbert Jones misses driving dunk
Devonte' Graham makes 26-foot three pointer
Jonas Valanciunas misses two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes 13-foot step back jumpshot
Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devonte' Graham misses 28-foot three point jumper
Garrett Temple misses tip shot
Brandon Ingram misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Brandon Ingram makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kira Lewis Jr. assists)
Brandon Ingram makes 1-foot two point shot
Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Christian Wood blocks Willy Hernangomez 's 6-foot jumper
Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kira Lewis Jr. assists)
Kira Lewis Jr. makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
Kira Lewis Jr. makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
Kira Lewis Jr. makes two point shot
Devonte' Graham misses 27-foot three point jumper
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses driving layup
Jonas Valanciunas makes tip shot
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
Devonte' Graham misses 27-foot three point jumper
Trey Murphy III misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jonas Valanciunas makes 2-foot layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
Jonas Valanciunas makes 8-foot two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes 4-foot two point shot (Devonte' Graham assists)
Jonas Valanciunas misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram misses pullup jump shot
Devonte' Graham makes 23-foot step back jumpshot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
Jonas Valanciunas makes 12-foot jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes 10-foot two point shot
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devonte' Graham misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Jonas Valanciunas misses tip shot
Jonas Valanciunas misses tip shot
Garrett Temple makes tip shot
Christian Wood blocks Devonte' Graham 's 28-foot three point jumper

PELICANS

ROCKETS

TIME		NO	HOU
12:00	Jonas Valanciunas vs. Christian Wood (Herbert Jones gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Herbert Jones misses 21-foot jumper	0	0
11:41	Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound	0	0
11:32	Jae'Sean Tate traveling	0	0
11:08	Devonte' Graham misses 20-foot two point shot	0	0
11:07	Daniel Theis defensive rebound	0	0
10:58	Garrison Mathews misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
10:58	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	0	0
10:52	Garrison Mathews personal foul	0	0
10:47	Brandon Ingram misses 18-foot jumper	0	0
10:46	Garrison Mathews defensive rebound	0	0
10:27	Daniel Theis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jae'Sean Tate assists)	0	3
10:09	Devonte' Graham misses finger roll layup	0	3
10:08	Christian Wood defensive rebound	0	3
9:57	Jae'Sean Tate makes layup	0	5
9:43	Garrett Temple makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)	3	5
9:26	Christian Wood out of bounds lost ball turnover	3	5
9:11	Brandon Ingram makes driving dunk (Jonas Valanciunas assists)	5	5
8:59	Jae'Sean Tate bad pass (Herbert Jones steals)	5	5
8:56	Herbert Jones makes 2-foot dunk	7	5
8:38	Daniel Theis bad pass (Garrett Temple steals)	7	5
8:32	Brandon Ingram makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	9	5
8:20	Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	9	5
8:19	Brandon Ingram defensive rebound	9	5
8:09	Herbert Jones makes 3-foot layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists)	11	5
8:09	Christian Wood shooting foul	11	5
8:09	Herbert Jones makes free throw 1 of 1	12	5
7:54	Brandon Ingram blocks Christian Wood 's 2-foot layup	12	5
7:51	Christian Wood offensive rebound	12	5
7:50	Christian Wood makes 2-foot dunk	12	7
7:47	Herbert Jones offensive foul	12	7
7:47	Herbert Jones turnover	12	7
7:28	Jonas Valanciunas blocks Jae'Sean Tate 's 3-foot layup	12	7
7:27	Garrett Temple defensive rebound	12	7
7:21	Brandon Ingram makes two point shot	14	7
6:59	Daniel Theis makes 11-foot jumper (Eric Gordon assists)	14	9
6:34	Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot (Devonte' Graham assists)	16	9
6:19	Jae'Sean Tate misses two point shot	16	9
6:19	Devonte' Graham defensive rebound	16	9
6:14	Brandon Ingram misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	16	9
6:11	Christian Wood defensive rebound	16	9
5:54	Eric Gordon makes 2-foot two point shot (Jae'Sean Tate assists)	16	11
5:43	Devonte' Graham misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	16	11
5:42	Herbert Jones offensive rebound	16	11
5:38	Brandon Ingram misses 22-foot pullup jump shot	16	11
5:36	Garrison Mathews defensive rebound	16	11
5:28	Garrison Mathews makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jae'Sean Tate assists)	16	14
5:17	Herbert Jones offensive foul	16	14
5:17	Herbert Jones turnover	16	14
5:17	Rockets Full timeout	16	14
5:17	Danuel House Jr. enters the game for Jae'Sean Tate	16	14
5:17	Kenyon Martin Jr. enters the game for Daniel Theis	16	14
5:17	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Herbert Jones	16	14
5:17	Nickeil Alexander-Walker enters the game for Garrett Temple	16	14
5:08	Christian Wood makes 27-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)	16	17
4:41	Trey Murphy III misses 10-foot two point shot	16	17
4:41	Pelicans offensive team rebound	16	17
4:41	Willy Hernangomez enters the game for Devonte' Graham	16	17
4:41	Kira Lewis Jr. enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	16	17
4:39	Brandon Ingram misses 19-foot jumper	16	17
4:39	Christian Wood defensive rebound	16	17
4:24	Christian Wood makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)	16	20
4:05	Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	20
4:03	Willy Hernangomez offensive rebound	16	20
4:00	Brandon Ingram makes 26-foot three point jumper (Willy Hernangomez assists)	19	20
3:50	Brandon Ingram shooting foul	19	20
3:50	Christian Wood misses free throw 1 of 2	19	20
3:50	Rockets offensive team rebound	19	20
3:50	Armoni Brooks enters the game for Garrison Mathews	19	20
3:50	Christian Wood misses free throw 2 of 2	19	20
3:50	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	19	20
3:37	Willy Hernangomez makes 6-foot two point shot (Brandon Ingram assists)	21	20
3:30	Danuel House Jr. makes driving layup (Eric Gordon assists)	21	22
3:15	Trey Murphy III misses layup	21	22
3:13	Willy Hernangomez offensive rebound	21	22
3:13	Willy Hernangomez misses tip shot	21	22
3:13	Willy Hernangomez offensive rebound	21	22
3:13	Kenyon Martin Jr. personal foul	21	22
3:12	Nickeil Alexander-Walker bad pass (Armoni Brooks steals)	21	22
3:12	Willy Hernangomez personal take foul	21	22
2:52	Brandon Ingram shooting foul	21	22
2:52	Pelicans Full timeout	21	22
2:52	Garrett Temple enters the game for Brandon Ingram	21	22
2:52	Christian Wood makes free throw 1 of 2	21	23
2:52	Christian Wood makes free throw 2 of 2	21	24
2:34	Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 11-foot two point shot	21	24
2:32	Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound	21	24
2:24	Eric Gordon makes driving layup (Danuel House Jr. assists)	21	26
2:24	Nickeil Alexander-Walker shooting foul	21	26
2:24	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Christian Wood	21	26
2:24	Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 1	21	27
2:14	Nickeil Alexander-Walker bad pass (Alperen Sengun steals)	21	27
2:04	Danuel House Jr. bad pass (Trey Murphy III steals)	21	27
1:56	Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses driving layup	21	27
1:55	Willy Hernangomez offensive rebound	21	27
1:55	Kenyon Martin Jr. shooting foul	21	27
1:55	Willy Hernangomez misses free throw 1 of 2	21	27
1:55	Pelicans offensive team rebound	21	27
1:55	D.J. Augustin enters the game for Eric Gordon	21	27
1:55	Willy Hernangomez makes free throw 2 of 2	22	27
1:43	Armoni Brooks misses two point shot	22	27
1:42	Willy Hernangomez defensive rebound	22	27
1:34	Kira Lewis Jr. misses driving layup	22	27
1:33	Willy Hernangomez offensive rebound	22	27
1:33	Willy Hernangomez makes dunk	24	27
1:26	Danuel House Jr. traveling	24	27
1:10	Willy Hernangomez makes dunk (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)	26	27
57.2	Garrett Temple personal foul	26	27
57.2	D.J. Augustin makes free throw 1 of 2	26	28
57.2	D.J. Augustin misses free throw 2 of 2	26	28
57.2	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	26	28
47.4	Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 27-foot three point jumper	26	28
45.7	Willy Hernangomez offensive rebound	26	28
44.3	Kira Lewis Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper	26	28
42.2	Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound	26	28
30.7	Armoni Brooks misses 28-foot three point jumper	26	28
29.4	Kira Lewis Jr. defensive rebound	26	28
10.5	Trey Murphy III misses 24-foot three point jumper	26	28
9.5	D.J. Augustin defensive rebound	26	28
2.6	D.J. Augustin misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	26	28
1.9	Garrett Temple defensive rebound	26	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	28

Regular Season Series

HOU leads 1-0

Pelicans
108
Rockets
118

Game 1

6/12

Pelicans
120
Rockets
107

Game 2

7/2

Rockets
97
Pelicans
110

Game 3

9/2

Rockets
105
Pelicans
130

Game 4

13/3

Toyota Center (Houston)

12:00 AM, 6 December 2021

Houston, TX

Attendance: 14,771

Referees:
Derrick Collins
Eric Lewis
Jenna Reneau

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	11	5	.688	-	W1
Memphis	9	7	.563	2	W1
Dallas	8	7	.533	2.5	W3
San Antonio	8	8	.500	3	W2
New Orleans	4	12	.250	7	L3

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