Pelicans 130-105 Rockets (13 Mar, 2022) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

17-51, 7-29 away

105

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	32	23	17	33	105
NO	29	39	30	32	130

New Orleans Pelicans

28-40, 16-19 home

130

Herbert Jones misses two point shot
Jonas Valanciunas makes 14-foot jumper (Devonte' Graham assists)
Jonas Valanciunas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Devonte' Graham assists)
Jonas Valanciunas misses 7-foot two point shot
Devonte' Graham misses pullup jump shot
Jonas Valanciunas misses layup
Jonas Valanciunas makes dunk
Jonas Valanciunas misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devonte' Graham makes 26-foot three point shot
Devonte' Graham makes 26-foot three pointer
Devonte' Graham misses 25-foot three point jumper
Trey Murphy III misses two point shot
Willy Hernangomez makes two point shot
Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point jumper
Herbert Jones misses three point jumper
Jose Alvarado makes driving floating jump shot (Willy Hernangomez assists)
Jose Alvarado misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
Naji Marshall misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Willy Hernangomez misses tip shot
Willy Hernangomez misses tip shot
Trey Murphy III misses 30-foot three point jumper
Jose Alvarado misses three point jumper
Jose Alvarado makes 2-foot two point shot
Jose Alvarado makes 2-foot two point shot
Trey Murphy III makes 2-foot two point shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
Jonas Valanciunas makes 5-foot hook shot
Tyrone Wallace misses three point jumper
Tyrone Wallace makes driving layup (Naji Marshall assists)
Jonas Valanciunas makes dunk (Trey Murphy III assists)
Naji Marshall makes driving layup (Devonte' Graham assists)
Jonas Valanciunas makes 10-foot jump bank shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
Naji Marshall misses driving floating jump shot
Naji Marshall makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
Naji Marshall misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jonas Valanciunas makes 2-foot two point shot
Herbert Jones misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jonas Valanciunas misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jose Alvarado makes driving layup (Willy Hernangomez assists)
Devonte' Graham makes layup
Willy Hernangomez makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)
Jaxson Hayes makes driving layup
Devonte' Graham misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
Jaxson Hayes makes alley oop dunk shot (Willy Hernangomez assists)
Jonas Valanciunas misses 8-foot two point shot
Devonte' Graham misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jose Alvarado makes 27-foot three point jumper (Devonte' Graham assists)
Jonas Valanciunas makes 6-foot two point shot (Devonte' Graham assists)
Jaxson Hayes makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point jumper
Naji Marshall makes layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
Jonas Valanciunas makes alley oop layup (Herbert Jones assists)
Herbert Jones makes dunk
Jaxson Hayes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Devonte' Graham assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. blocks Jaxson Hayes 's 4-foot layup
Devonte' Graham misses 18-foot jumper
Naji Marshall makes layup
Christian Wood blocks Herbert Jones's driving layup
Jonas Valanciunas makes 11-foot two point shot
Jonas Valanciunas makes driving layup
Trey Murphy III makes driving dunk (Herbert Jones assists)
Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point jumper
Herbert Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Willy Hernangomez makes layup (Jose Alvarado assists)
Tyrone Wallace misses layup
Willy Hernangomez makes layup (Trey Murphy III assists)
Jose Alvarado misses layup
Tyrone Wallace misses layup
Tyrone Wallace makes layup (Willy Hernangomez assists)
Jose Alvarado misses 13-foot two point shot
Trey Murphy III makes layup
Trey Murphy III makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
Jonas Valanciunas makes 19-foot jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)
Jose Alvarado makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
Naji Marshall misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jaxson Hayes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Devonte' Graham misses 26-foot three point jumper
Naji Marshall misses 26-foot three point jumper
Herbert Jones misses layup
Jonas Valanciunas misses tip shot
Herbert Jones makes driving layup (Devonte' Graham assists)
Herbert Jones misses three point jumper
Usman Garuba blocks Herbert Jones's driving layup
Naji Marshall makes 10-foot two point shot
Naji Marshall makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
Jaxson Hayes makes dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)
Jose Alvarado misses two point shot
Herbert Jones makes dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)
Alize Johnson misses driving layup
Naji Marshall misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jose Alvarado makes 23-foot three point jumper (Naji Marshall assists)
David Nwaba blocks Alize Johnson's layup
Jaxson Hayes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)
Tyrone Wallace makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)
Jalen Green makes two point shot
Jae'Sean Tate makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)
Christian Wood misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
Jalen Green makes 19-foot step back jumpshot (Christian Wood assists)
Jalen Green misses three point jumper
Jae'Sean Tate misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 16-foot two point shot
Christian Wood misses layup
Christian Wood makes dunk
Christian Wood makes dunk (Jalen Green assists)
Christian Wood makes two point shot (Jalen Green assists)
Jalen Green makes 2-foot layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Jalen Green misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
Kevin Porter Jr. misses two point shot
Jae'Sean Tate makes layup (Christian Wood assists)
Jae'Sean Tate makes layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Josh Christopher makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christian Wood assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Alperen Sengun makes two point shot
Daishen Nix makes layup (Kenyon Martin Jr. assists)
Alperen Sengun makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin Jr. assists)
Alperen Sengun misses 13-foot two point shot
Josh Christopher misses tip shot
Josh Christopher makes 11-foot two point shot (Daishen Nix assists)
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses driving layup
Alperen Sengun makes two point shot
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses dunk
Garrison Mathews makes 2-foot layup (Daishen Nix assists)
Garrison Mathews makes 27-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
Jae'Sean Tate makes layup
Jae'Sean Tate misses 26-foot three point jumper
Christian Wood misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jae'Sean Tate misses driving layup
Garrison Mathews misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jae'Sean Tate makes two point shot
Jaxson Hayes blocks Jalen Green's driving layup
Jalen Green makes alley oop dunk shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Christian Wood misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jalen Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jalen Green misses driving layup
Jalen Green makes 27-foot step back jumpshot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Jae'Sean Tate makes 24-foot three point jumper (Christian Wood assists)
Jalen Green misses two point shot
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jae'Sean Tate misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Jalen Green assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three pointer
Christian Wood misses alley oop layup
Christian Wood misses two point shot
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jalen Green makes three pointer
Jalen Green misses 29-foot three point jumper
Willy Hernangomez blocks Alperen Sengun 's 3-foot layup
Josh Christopher misses 24-foot three point jumper
David Nwaba makes tip shot
David Nwaba misses layup
Alperen Sengun makes layup
Josh Christopher makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot
Jonas Valanciunas blocks Daishen Nix 's 3-foot driving layup
Daishen Nix makes two point shot
David Nwaba makes alley oop dunk shot (Daishen Nix assists)
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
David Nwaba makes 23-foot three point jumper (Daishen Nix assists)
David Nwaba makes layup
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (David Nwaba assists)
Daishen Nix makes 27-foot three point jumper (Josh Christopher assists)
Josh Christopher misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Usman Garuba makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Christopher assists)
Daishen Nix misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Christopher misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Christopher makes 2-foot two point shot
David Nwaba makes 24-foot three point jumper (Daishen Nix assists)
Josh Christopher makes driving dunk

ROCKETS

PELICANS

TIME		HOU	NO
12:00	Christian Wood vs. Jonas Valanciunas (Devonte' Graham gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Herbert Jones misses two point shot	0	0
11:42	Christian Wood defensive rebound	0	0
11:29	Jalen Green makes two point shot	2	0
11:19	Jonas Valanciunas makes 14-foot jumper (Devonte' Graham assists)	2	2
11:00	Jae'Sean Tate makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)	5	2
10:49	Jonas Valanciunas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Devonte' Graham assists)	5	5
10:34	Christian Wood misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	5	5
10:29	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	5	5
10:18	Jonas Valanciunas misses 7-foot two point shot	5	5
10:16	Christian Wood defensive rebound	5	5
10:11	Jalen Green makes 19-foot step back jumpshot (Christian Wood assists)	7	5
9:54	Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul	7	5
9:54	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2	7	6
9:54	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2	7	7
9:46	Jalen Green misses three point jumper	7	7
9:42	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	7	7
9:36	Christian Wood shooting foul	7	7
9:36	Herbert Jones misses free throw 1 of 2	7	7
9:36	Pelicans offensive team rebound	7	7
9:36	Herbert Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	7	8
9:23	Jae'Sean Tate misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	8
9:19	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	7	8
9:12	Devonte' Graham misses pullup jump shot	7	8
9:09	Christian Wood defensive rebound	7	8
8:57	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 16-foot two point shot	7	8
8:53	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	7	8
8:49	Kevin Porter Jr. shooting foul	7	8
8:49	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2	7	9
8:49	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2	7	10
8:35	Christian Wood misses layup	7	10
8:30	Christian Wood offensive rebound	7	10
8:30	Christian Wood makes dunk	9	10
8:25	Herbert Jones offensive foul	9	10
8:25	Herbert Jones turnover	9	10
8:13	Naji Marshall defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	9	10
8:13	Garrison Mathews makes technical free throw	10	10
8:03	Kevin Porter Jr. lost ball turnover (Jonas Valanciunas steals)	10	10
8:00	Herbert Jones disc dribble turnover	10	10
7:48	Christian Wood makes dunk (Jalen Green assists)	12	10
7:27	Jonas Valanciunas misses layup	12	10
7:24	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	12	10
7:24	Jonas Valanciunas makes dunk	12	12
7:09	Christian Wood makes two point shot (Jalen Green assists)	14	12
7:00	Jonas Valanciunas misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	12
6:57	Christian Wood defensive rebound	14	12
6:47	Pelicans Full timeout	14	12
6:47	Willy Hernangomez enters the game for Naji Marshall	14	12
6:47	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	14	12
6:46	Jalen Green makes 2-foot layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	16	12
6:46	Jose Alvarado shooting foul	16	12
6:46	Jalen Green makes free throw 1 of 1	17	12
6:32	Devonte' Graham makes 26-foot three point shot	17	15
6:12	Jalen Green misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	17	15
6:09	Willy Hernangomez defensive rebound	17	15
6:05	Herbert Jones lost ball turnover (Jalen Green steals)	17	15
5:59	Kevin Porter Jr. misses two point shot	17	15
5:58	Herbert Jones defensive rebound	17	15
5:58	Jalen Green personal foul	17	15
5:58	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	17	15
5:46	Devonte' Graham makes 26-foot three pointer	17	18
5:24	Jalen Green bad pass (Jose Alvarado steals)	17	18
5:11	Devonte' Graham misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	18
5:07	Christian Wood defensive rebound	17	18
4:59	Garrison Mathews bad pass (Devonte' Graham steals)	17	18
4:52	Trey Murphy III misses two point shot	17	18
4:49	Willy Hernangomez offensive rebound	17	18
4:49	Willy Hernangomez makes two point shot	17	20
4:42	Kevin Porter Jr. lost ball turnover (Jose Alvarado steals)	17	20
4:38	Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point jumper	17	20
4:35	Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound	17	20
4:22	Jae'Sean Tate makes layup (Christian Wood assists)	19	20
4:06	Herbert Jones misses three point jumper	19	20
4:02	Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound	19	20
3:50	Jae'Sean Tate makes layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	21	20
3:43	Pelicans Full timeout	21	20
3:43	Tyrone Wallace enters the game for Devonte' Graham	21	20
3:43	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Jae'Sean Tate	21	20
3:43	Josh Christopher enters the game for Garrison Mathews	21	20
3:31	Jose Alvarado makes driving floating jump shot (Willy Hernangomez assists)	21	22
3:09	Josh Christopher makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christian Wood assists)	24	22
2:51	Jose Alvarado misses 28-foot step back jumpshot	24	22
2:49	Christian Wood defensive rebound	24	22
2:45	Josh Christopher offensive foul	24	22
2:45	Josh Christopher turnover	24	22
2:45	Naji Marshall enters the game for Herbert Jones	24	22
2:45	Kenyon Martin Jr. enters the game for Christian Wood	24	22
2:32	Naji Marshall misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	24	22
2:29	Willy Hernangomez offensive rebound	24	22
2:29	Willy Hernangomez misses tip shot	24	22
2:29	Willy Hernangomez offensive rebound	24	22
2:29	Willy Hernangomez misses tip shot	24	22
2:29	Pelicans offensive team rebound	24	22
2:29	Kenyon Martin Jr. loose ball foul	24	22
2:29	Willy Hernangomez makes free throw 1 of 2	24	23
2:29	Willy Hernangomez makes free throw 2 of 2	24	24
2:04	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	24	24
2:00	Jose Alvarado defensive rebound	24	24
1:42	Alperen Sengun shooting foul	24	24
1:42	Willy Hernangomez misses free throw 1 of 2	24	24
1:42	Pelicans offensive team rebound	24	24
1:42	Daishen Nix enters the game for Kevin Porter Jr.	24	24
1:42	Willy Hernangomez makes free throw 2 of 2	24	25
1:22	Alperen Sengun makes two point shot	26	25
1:14	Trey Murphy III misses 30-foot three point jumper	26	25
1:10	Jalen Green defensive rebound	26	25
1:08	Jose Alvarado personal foul	26	25
1:08	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Willy Hernangomez	26	25
1:08	Garrison Mathews enters the game for Jalen Green	26	25
1:02	Daishen Nix makes layup (Kenyon Martin Jr. assists)	28	25
44.5	Jose Alvarado misses three point jumper	28	25
41.9	Josh Christopher defensive rebound	28	25
37.9	Trey Murphy III shooting foul	28	25
37.9	Josh Christopher misses free throw 1 of 2	28	25
37.9	Rockets offensive team rebound	28	25
37.9	Josh Christopher makes free throw 2 of 2	29	25
31.3	Jose Alvarado makes 2-foot two point shot	29	27
6.4	Alperen Sengun makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin Jr. assists)	32	27
0.4	Jose Alvarado makes 2-foot two point shot	32	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	29

Regular Season Series

NO wins 3-1

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

Smoothie King Center

11:00 PM, 13 March 2022

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 15,683

Referees:
Nick Buchert
Tyler Ford
Brandon Schwab

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Memphis	20	9	.690	-	W2
Houston	18	9	.667	1	W1
Dallas	18	10	.643	1.5	W1
San Antonio	15	13	.536	4.5	W2
New Orleans	5	24	.172	15	L6

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