Pelicans 119-106 Rockets (13 Nov, 2022) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

2-11, 1-9 away

106

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	26	24	37	19	106
NO	34	29	23	33	119

New Orleans Pelicans

7-6, 3-2 home

119

Herbert Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Jonas Valanciunas 's 4-foot dunk
Zion Williamson makes 4-foot two point shot (CJ McCollum assists)
Brandon Ingram makes 13-foot two point shot
Zion Williamson makes driving layup (CJ McCollum assists)
Brandon Ingram makes 23-foot jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
CJ McCollum misses 28-foot three point jumper
Herbert Jones misses driving layup
Zion Williamson makes 3-foot two point shot (Herbert Jones assists)
Zion Williamson makes driving layup
CJ McCollum misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Larry Nance Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
Larry Nance Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
Trey Murphy III makes 20-foot jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
Larry Nance Jr. makes layup (Devonte' Graham assists)
Devonte' Graham makes 27-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
CJ McCollum misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Devonte' Graham misses 27-foot three point jumper
Devonte' Graham makes layup (CJ McCollum assists)
CJ McCollum misses 27-foot three point jumper
Naji Marshall misses 2-foot tip shot
Trey Murphy III misses 30-foot three point jumper
Jonas Valanciunas misses hook shot
Naji Marshall misses driving floating jump shot
Jonas Valanciunas misses 4-foot tip shot
Trey Murphy III makes 5-foot dunk (Naji Marshall assists)
Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jose Alvarado makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
Jose Alvarado makes driving layup (CJ McCollum assists)
Jonas Valanciunas makes 3-foot layup (Naji Marshall assists)
Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Jonas Valanciunas 's 5-foot two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Jonas Valanciunas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
Larry Nance Jr. makes 5-foot layup (Jose Alvarado assists)
Herbert Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram misses 12-foot two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes driving layup (Zion Williamson assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 28-foot three point jumper
CJ McCollum misses 27-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram makes driving layup
CJ McCollum makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
Brandon Ingram misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
CJ McCollum misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point jumper
Herbert Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Herbert Jones makes 2-foot driving dunk (Brandon Ingram assists)
CJ McCollum makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
Zion Williamson makes layup
Zion Williamson makes 2-foot driving dunk
Herbert Jones makes two point shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
Zion Williamson makes layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
Herbert Jones makes two point shot (CJ McCollum assists)
Larry Nance Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Naji Marshall makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
CJ McCollum misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Brandon Ingram misses driving layup
Brandon Ingram misses tip shot
Larry Nance Jr. makes dunk
Usman Garuba blocks Devonte' Graham 's 4-foot two point shot
Brandon Ingram misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Trey Murphy III misses 22-foot three point jumper
Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point jumper
Larry Nance Jr. makes 2-foot two point shot (Zion Williamson assists)
Jonas Valanciunas misses 6-foot two point shot
Jose Alvarado makes 25-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jose Alvarado makes layup
Jose Alvarado misses 27-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point jumper
Larry Nance Jr. makes two point shot
CJ McCollum makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point jumper
Zion Williamson makes two point shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point jumper
Larry Nance Jr. misses two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes driving layup
Brandon Ingram misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Eric Gordon blocks Brandon Ingram 's 13-foot two point shot
CJ McCollum misses driving layup
Zion Williamson misses driving floating jump shot
CJ McCollum misses 4-foot tip shot
Jose Alvarado makes 27-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
Brandon Ingram makes 21-foot two point shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
Larry Nance Jr. makes 2-foot dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)
Brandon Ingram makes 3-foot driving dunk
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes driving layup (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Jalen Green assists)
Brandon Ingram blocks Alperen Sengun 's 2-foot driving layup
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 15-foot two point shot
Alperen Sengun makes 5-foot layup (Jalen Green assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 5-foot two point shot
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point shot
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Usman Garuba misses 3-foot tip shot
Jalen Green misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
Jalen Green misses 23-foot pullup jump shot
Tari Eason makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)
Jalen Green makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tari Eason assists)
Jalen Green makes 5-foot two point shot
Jalen Green misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jalen Green makes 27-foot three pointer
Boban Marjanovic makes 15-foot two point shot (Eric Gordon assists)
Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Eric Gordon makes driving layup
Eric Gordon misses driving layup
Eric Gordon makes 33-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Josh Christopher misses driving layup
Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
Alperen Sengun misses driving layup
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
Josh Christopher misses 27-foot jump bank shot
Alperen Sengun makes 6-foot two point shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Jabari Smith Jr. misses driving layup
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jalen Green misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
Kevin Porter Jr. makes driving layup
Jalen Green misses 8-foot two point shot
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)
Jalen Green makes driving layup
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Eric Gordon makes 4-foot two point shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
Alperen Sengun misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jalen Green makes 4-foot layup (Eric Gordon assists)
Jalen Green misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. makes layup
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 14-foot two point shot (Eric Gordon assists)
Eric Gordon misses 29-foot three point jumper
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 3-foot layup (Eric Gordon assists)
Alperen Sengun makes 7-foot two point shot (Jalen Green assists)
Jalen Green makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Tari Eason assists)
Jalen Green makes 26-foot three point jumper
Jalen Green makes 28-foot three point jumper (Daishen Nix assists)
Jalen Green misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jalen Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin Jr. assists)
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 4-foot driving dunk (Tari Eason assists)
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes dunk (Daishen Nix assists)
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Daishen Nix assists)
Tari Eason misses 23-foot three point jumper
Usman Garuba makes 27-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
Tari Eason misses driving layup
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes tip shot
Tari Eason misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes driving layup
Jalen Green makes driving layup
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jabari Smith Jr. misses tip shot
Kevin Porter Jr. makes driving layup
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jalen Green makes 3-foot dunk (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point shot
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jalen Green misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot

ROCKETS

PELICANS

TIME		HOU	NO
12:00	Alperen Sengun vs. Jonas Valanciunas (Jabari Smith Jr. gains possession)	0	0
11:36	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:34	Pelicans defensive team rebound	0	0
11:20	Herbert Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:15	Jalen Green defensive rebound	0	0
10:58	Eric Gordon makes driving layup (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	2	0
10:40	Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Jonas Valanciunas 's 4-foot dunk	2	0
10:30	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	2	0
10:28	Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:25	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	2	0
10:19	Zion Williamson makes 4-foot two point shot (CJ McCollum assists)	2	2
10:01	Jonas Valanciunas personal foul	2	2
9:52	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Jalen Green assists)	4	2
9:32	Brandon Ingram makes 13-foot two point shot	4	4
9:32	Eric Gordon shooting foul	4	4
9:32	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 1	4	5
9:20	Brandon Ingram blocks Alperen Sengun 's 2-foot driving layup	4	5
9:19	Rockets offensive team rebound	4	5
9:13	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 15-foot two point shot	4	5
9:08	Brandon Ingram defensive rebound	4	5
9:00	Alperen Sengun shooting foul	4	5
9:00	Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 2	4	6
9:00	Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2	4	7
8:43	Alperen Sengun makes 5-foot layup (Jalen Green assists)	6	7
8:20	Zion Williamson makes driving layup (CJ McCollum assists)	6	9
7:57	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 5-foot two point shot	6	9
7:54	Herbert Jones defensive rebound	6	9
7:50	Brandon Ingram makes 23-foot jumper (Zion Williamson assists)	6	11
7:40	Kevin Porter Jr. makes 25-foot step back jumpshot	9	11
7:28	CJ McCollum misses 28-foot three point jumper	9	12
7:24	Jalen Green defensive rebound	9	12
7:21	Brandon Ingram shooting foul	9	12
7:21	Jalen Green makes free throw 1 of 2	10	12
7:21	Larry Nance Jr. enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	10	12
7:21	Jalen Green makes free throw 2 of 2	11	12
7:10	Herbert Jones misses driving layup	11	12
7:05	Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound	11	12
7:03	Herbert Jones personal foul	11	12
6:59	Alperen Sengun offensive foul	11	11
6:59	Alperen Sengun turnover	11	11
6:59	Pelicans Full timeout	11	11
6:59	Usman Garuba enters the game for Alperen Sengun	11	11
6:59	(06:59) [Rockets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL REPLAYCENTER)	11	11
6:39	Zion Williamson makes 3-foot two point shot (Herbert Jones assists)	11	13
6:17	Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	11	13
6:12	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound	11	13
6:12	Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point shot	13	13
6:12	Rockets delay of game violation	13	13
6:00	Zion Williamson makes driving layup	13	15
5:50	Kevin Porter Jr. makes 18-foot pullup jump shot	15	15
5:36	CJ McCollum misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	15	15
5:36	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	15	15
5:23	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 26-foot step back jumpshot	15	15
5:22	Usman Garuba offensive rebound	15	15
5:21	Usman Garuba misses 3-foot tip shot	15	15
5:19	Kenyon Martin Jr. enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	15	15
5:19	Tari Eason enters the game for Eric Gordon	15	15
5:19	Rockets offensive team rebound	15	15
5:12	Jalen Green misses 21-foot step back jumpshot	15	15
5:11	Pelicans defensive team rebound	15	15
4:56	Larry Nance Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)	15	18
4:41	Kevin Porter Jr. offensive foul	15	18
4:41	Kevin Porter Jr. turnover	15	18
4:41	Devonte' Graham enters the game for CJ McCollum	15	18
4:31	Usman Garuba shooting foul	15	18
4:31	Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2	15	19
4:31	Daishen Nix enters the game for Kevin Porter Jr.	15	19
4:31	Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2	15	20
4:20	Jalen Green misses 23-foot pullup jump shot	15	20
4:20	Kenyon Martin Jr. offensive rebound	15	20
4:11	Tari Eason makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)	18	20
3:58	Tari Eason shooting foul	18	20
3:58	Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2	18	21
3:58	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Herbert Jones	18	21
3:58	Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2	18	22
3:38	Jalen Green makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tari Eason assists)	21	22
3:14	Larry Nance Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)	21	25
2:58	Jalen Green lost ball turnover (Brandon Ingram steals)	21	25
2:52	Trey Murphy III makes 20-foot jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)	21	27
2:25	Jalen Green makes 5-foot two point shot	23	27
2:18	Larry Nance Jr. makes layup (Devonte' Graham assists)	23	29
2:07	Jalen Green out of bounds lost ball turnover	23	29
2:07	Rockets Full timeout	23	29
2:07	CJ McCollum enters the game for Zion Williamson	23	29
2:07	Naji Marshall enters the game for Brandon Ingram	23	29
1:52	Devonte' Graham makes 27-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)	23	32
1:34	Daishen Nix out of bounds bad pass turnover	23	32
1:34	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Larry Nance Jr.	23	32
1:22	CJ McCollum misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	23	32
1:19	Usman Garuba defensive rebound	23	32
1:06	Kenyon Martin Jr. lost ball turnover (Devonte' Graham steals)	23	32
1:01	Devonte' Graham misses 27-foot three point jumper	23	32
56.7	Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound	23	32
50.7	Jalen Green misses 27-foot three point jumper	23	32
50.7	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	23	32
43.9	Devonte' Graham makes layup (CJ McCollum assists)	23	34
33.1	Jalen Green makes 27-foot three pointer	26	34
11.1	Jonas Valanciunas lost ball turnover (Usman Garuba steals)	26	34
5.0	Jalen Green bad pass (Jonas Valanciunas steals)	26	34
3.0	CJ McCollum misses 27-foot three point jumper	26	34
2.8	Naji Marshall offensive rebound	26	34
2.0	Naji Marshall misses 2-foot tip shot	26	34
0.1	Pelicans offensive team rebound	26	34
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	34

Regular Season Series

NO leads 1-0

Rockets
106
Pelicans
119

Game 1

13/11

Rockets
108
Pelicans
119

Game 2

5/1

Pelicans
112
Rockets
114

Game 3

18/3

Pelicans
117
Rockets
107

Game 4

19/3

Smoothie King Center

1:30 AM, 13 November 2022

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 15,367

Referees:
Jason Goldenberg
Mitchell Ervin
Aaron Smith

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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