Pelicans 119-108 Rockets (5 Jan, 2023) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

10-28, 4-16 away

108

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	22	30	21	35	108
NO	45	30	23	21	119

New Orleans Pelicans

24-14, 17-4 home

119

CJ McCollum makes 21-foot two point shot
CJ McCollum makes 26-foot three pointer
Trey Murphy III misses driving dunk
Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Jonas Valanciunas 's 5-foot driving layup
Naji Marshall makes two point shot
CJ McCollum makes 3-foot two point shot
Jonas Valanciunas misses 16-foot jumper
Trey Murphy III makes 29-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
Trey Murphy III makes 2-foot dunk (Naji Marshall assists)
Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point shot
Jonas Valanciunas misses 6-foot two point shot
Trey Murphy III makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)
Jonas Valanciunas makes 3-foot layup (Trey Murphy III assists)
CJ McCollum makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)
CJ McCollum misses 14-foot two point shot
Dyson Daniels misses 27-foot three point jumper
CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jaxson Hayes makes 2-foot dunk (CJ McCollum assists)
CJ McCollum misses two point shot
Willy Hernangomez makes 4-foot two point shot (Dyson Daniels assists)
Naji Marshall makes 3-foot two point shot
Dyson Daniels makes two point shot
Willy Hernangomez makes 4-foot dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)
Dyson Daniels makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)
Jose Alvarado makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Dyson Daniels assists)
Jose Alvarado misses three point jumper
Naji Marshall makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dyson Daniels assists)
Willy Hernangomez makes 3-foot dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)
Jose Alvarado misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
Jose Alvarado makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dyson Daniels assists)
Jose Alvarado makes 28-foot three point jumper (Willy Hernangomez assists)
Jose Alvarado makes driving floating jump shot
Jose Alvarado makes 26-foot three point shot (Jaxson Hayes assists)
CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devonte' Graham misses 26-foot three point jumper
Herbert Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Devonte' Graham assists)
Jalen Green blocks CJ McCollum 's 23-foot three point jumper
Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jonas Valanciunas misses 6-foot hook shot
Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot
CJ McCollum makes 10-foot two point shot
CJ McCollum misses two point shot
Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point jumper
Dyson Daniels misses two point shot
Naji Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper
CJ McCollum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Naji Marshall assists)
CJ McCollum misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Naji Marshall misses driving floating jump shot
Naji Marshall makes two point shot
Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point jumper
CJ McCollum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
Jonas Valanciunas misses 3-foot hook shot
Jonas Valanciunas makes tip shot
Trey Murphy III makes 4-foot dunk (Naji Marshall assists)
Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jonas Valanciunas misses 6-foot hook shot
Jonas Valanciunas misses 18-foot jumper
Jonas Valanciunas makes 5-foot two point shot (CJ McCollum assists)
CJ McCollum makes driving floating jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
Jose Alvarado misses driving floating jump shot
Jonas Valanciunas makes 7-foot hook shot (CJ McCollum assists)
CJ McCollum makes 26-foot three pointer
Willy Hernangomez misses two point shot
Jaxson Hayes misses tip shot
Jose Alvarado misses 25-foot three point jumper
CJ McCollum misses two point shot
CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point jumper
CJ McCollum misses two point shot
Naji Marshall misses 26-foot three point jumper
Alperen Sengun blocks Naji Marshall 's 4-foot driving floating jump shot
Dyson Daniels misses driving floating jump shot
Naji Marshall misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devonte' Graham misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Devonte' Graham misses driving floating jump shot
Jaxson Hayes makes tip shot
Willy Hernangomez makes 4-foot dunk (Naji Marshall assists)
Naji Marshall misses driving floating jump shot
Willy Hernangomez makes two point shot
Jonas Valanciunas makes 3-foot layup (CJ McCollum assists)
Devonte' Graham misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
CJ McCollum makes driving layup
Jonas Valanciunas misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin Jr. blocks Trey Murphy III 's 7-foot driving layup
CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Naji Marshall makes 26-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
Jonas Valanciunas misses 26-foot three point jumper
Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point jumper
Naji Marshall misses driving layup
Trey Murphy III makes driving layup
Herbert Jones blocks Jalen Green's two point shot
Alperen Sengun misses two point shot
Alperen Sengun misses 2-foot tip shot
Kevin Porter Jr. misses jumper
Eric Gordon makes driving layup (Jalen Green assists)
Jonas Valanciunas blocks Alperen Sengun 's 8-foot hook shot
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper
CJ McCollum blocks Alperen Sengun's driving layup
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 13-foot jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
Jalen Green misses 13-foot two point shot
Jalen Green misses 27-foot three point jumper
Alperen Sengun makes 4-foot dunk (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Eric Gordon misses driving floating jump shot
Alperen Sengun makes two point shot
Jalen Green makes driving layup
Jalen Green makes 24-foot three pointer (Usman Garuba assists)
Jalen Green misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 4-foot dunk (Usman Garuba assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Eric Gordon misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Usman Garuba makes tip shot
Garrison Mathews makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tari Eason assists)
Jaxson Hayes blocks Eric Gordon 's 7-foot two point shot
Garrison Mathews misses 26-foot three point shot
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
Garrison Mathews misses 23-foot three point jumper
Bruno Fernando makes dunk (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Tari Eason misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
Jalen Green makes two point shot
Eric Gordon misses 29-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes 5-foot layup (Bruno Fernando assists)
Eric Gordon makes driving layup
Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Alperen Sengun makes driving dunk
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 16-foot jumper
Eric Gordon misses 30-foot three point jumper
Jalen Green misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 2-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
Alperen Sengun makes two point shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 3-foot dunk (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Porter Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
Kevin Porter Jr. misses driving floating jump shot
Jalen Green misses three point jumper
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 24-foot step back jumpshot (Alperen Sengun assists)
Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)
Trey Murphy III blocks Alperen Sengun 's 4-foot dunk
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Jalen Green misses two point shot
Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jalen Green misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Bruno Fernando misses 9-foot two point shot
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Eric Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)
Eric Gordon misses 29-foot three point jumper
Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point shot
Jalen Green misses driving layup
TyTy Washington Jr. misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 17-foot running pullup jump shot (Kenyon Martin Jr. assists)
Usman Garuba misses layup
Jabari Smith Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
Garrison Mathews misses driving floating jump shot
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes two point shot
TyTy Washington Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
Tari Eason misses driving floating jump shot
Jaxson Hayes blocks Alperen Sengun 's 6-foot driving layup
Garrison Mathews makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tari Eason assists)
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes driving dunk (Garrison Mathews assists)
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
Alperen Sengun makes 8-foot two point shot
Jalen Green makes 28-foot three pointer (Alperen Sengun assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jalen Green makes 18-foot step back jumpshot
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 23-foot three point shot (Jalen Green assists)
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tari Eason misses driving layup
Boban Marjanovic makes two point shot
Josh Christopher misses 27-foot three point jumper
Tari Eason makes layup
Boban Marjanovic makes 7-foot two point shot (Daishen Nix assists)
Josh Christopher makes two point shot
Tari Eason makes 2-foot dunk (Josh Christopher assists)
Josh Christopher makes driving layup (Tari Eason assists)
Josh Christopher misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot

ROCKETS

PELICANS

TIME		HOU	NO
12:00	Alperen Sengun vs. Jonas Valanciunas (Naji Marshall gains possession)	0	0
11:37	CJ McCollum makes 21-foot two point shot	0	2
11:16	Trey Murphy III shooting foul	0	2
11:16	Jabari Smith Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2	0	2
11:16	Rockets offensive team rebound	0	2
11:16	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	1	2
11:09	CJ McCollum makes 26-foot three pointer	1	5
10:50	Herbert Jones blocks Jalen Green's two point shot	1	5
10:46	Herbert Jones defensive rebound	1	5
10:38	Trey Murphy III misses driving dunk	1	5
10:33	Herbert Jones offensive rebound	1	5
10:31	Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Jonas Valanciunas 's 5-foot driving layup	1	5
10:26	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	1	5
10:22	Alperen Sengun misses two point shot	1	5
10:20	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	1	5
10:20	Alperen Sengun misses 2-foot tip shot	1	5
10:20	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	1	5
10:17	Alperen Sengun shooting foul	1	5
10:17	Naji Marshall makes free throw 1 of 2	1	6
10:17	Naji Marshall makes free throw 2 of 2	1	7
10:05	Kevin Porter Jr. misses jumper	1	7
10:01	Herbert Jones defensive rebound	1	7
9:58	Naji Marshall makes two point shot	1	9
9:46	Eric Gordon makes driving layup (Jalen Green assists)	3	9
9:38	CJ McCollum makes 3-foot two point shot	3	11
9:13	Jonas Valanciunas blocks Alperen Sengun 's 8-foot hook shot	3	11
9:13	Pelicans defensive team rebound	3	11
8:48	Jonas Valanciunas misses 16-foot jumper	3	11
8:45	Jalen Green defensive rebound	3	11
8:29	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper	6	11
8:09	Trey Murphy III makes 29-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)	6	14
7:54	CJ McCollum blocks Alperen Sengun's driving layup	6	14
7:51	Naji Marshall defensive rebound	6	14
7:49	Trey Murphy III makes 2-foot dunk (Naji Marshall assists)	6	16
7:48	Rockets Full timeout	6	16
7:29	Kevin Porter Jr. makes 13-foot jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	8	16
7:08	Naji Marshall bad pass (Alperen Sengun steals)	8	16
7:02	Jabari Smith Jr. bad pass (Herbert Jones steals)	8	16
6:56	Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point shot	8	16
6:56	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	8	16
6:56	Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul	8	16
6:56	Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 2	8	17
6:56	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Naji Marshall	8	17
6:56	Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2	8	18
6:47	Jose Alvarado personal foul	8	18
6:37	Jalen Green misses 13-foot two point shot	8	18
6:32	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	8	18
6:23	Jonas Valanciunas misses 6-foot two point shot	8	18
6:20	Jalen Green defensive rebound	8	18
6:14	Trey Murphy III defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	8	18
6:14	Eric Gordon makes technical free throw	9	18
6:04	Jalen Green misses 27-foot three point jumper	9	18
6:00	Pelicans defensive team rebound	9	18
6:00	Kevin Porter Jr. personal foul	9	18
5:48	Trey Murphy III makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)	9	21
5:30	Alperen Sengun makes 4-foot dunk (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	11	21
5:20	Jonas Valanciunas makes 3-foot layup (Trey Murphy III assists)	11	23
5:03	Eric Gordon misses driving floating jump shot	11	23
4:59	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	11	23
4:57	Alperen Sengun makes two point shot	13	23
4:43	CJ McCollum makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)	13	26
4:27	Herbert Jones shooting foul	13	26
4:27	Herbert Jones technical foul (1st technical foul)	13	26
4:27	Pelicans Full timeout	13	26
4:27	(04:27) [Pelicans] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Pelicans] charged with a timeout	13	26
4:27	Dyson Daniels enters the game for Herbert Jones	13	26
4:27	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Trey Murphy III	13	26
4:27	Usman Garuba enters the game for Eric Gordon	13	26
4:27	Kenyon Martin Jr. enters the game for Alperen Sengun	13	26
4:27	Jalen Green makes technical free throw	14	26
4:27	Kevin Porter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2	14	26
4:27	Rockets offensive team rebound	14	26
4:27	Kevin Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	15	26
4:14	CJ McCollum misses 14-foot two point shot	15	26
4:10	Jalen Green defensive rebound	15	26
3:53	Jalen Green makes driving layup	17	26
3:44	Dyson Daniels misses 27-foot three point jumper	17	26
3:41	Usman Garuba defensive rebound	17	26
3:30	Jalen Green makes 24-foot three pointer (Usman Garuba assists)	20	26
3:15	CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	26
3:13	CJ McCollum offensive rebound	20	26
3:10	Jaxson Hayes makes 2-foot dunk (CJ McCollum assists)	20	28
2:51	Jalen Green misses 26-foot step back jumpshot	20	28
2:48	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	20	28
2:45	Usman Garuba shooting foul	20	28
2:45	CJ McCollum makes free throw 1 of 2	20	29
2:45	Willy Hernangomez enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	20	29
2:45	TyTy Washington Jr. enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	20	29
2:45	Tari Eason enters the game for Kevin Porter Jr.	20	29
2:45	CJ McCollum makes free throw 2 of 2	20	30
2:27	Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 4-foot dunk (Usman Garuba assists)	22	30
2:14	CJ McCollum misses two point shot	22	30
2:09	TyTy Washington Jr. defensive rebound	22	30
2:09	Naji Marshall enters the game for CJ McCollum	22	30
1:48	TyTy Washington Jr. offensive charge	22	30
1:48	TyTy Washington Jr. turnover	22	30
1:25	Willy Hernangomez makes 4-foot two point shot (Dyson Daniels assists)	22	32
1:14	Usman Garuba out of bounds bad pass turnover	22	32
1:01	Naji Marshall makes 3-foot two point shot	22	34
56.1	TyTy Washington Jr. bad pass (Dyson Daniels steals)	22	34
55.1	Dyson Daniels makes two point shot	22	36
55.1	Tari Eason shooting foul	22	36
55.1	Kevin Porter Jr. enters the game for Jalen Green	22	36
55.1	Dyson Daniels misses free throw 1 of 1	22	36
53.1	Willy Hernangomez offensive rebound	22	36
44.1	Willy Hernangomez makes 4-foot dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)	22	38
31.1	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 25-foot step back jumpshot	22	38
27.1	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	22	38
10.0	Dyson Daniels makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)	22	41
6.1	Usman Garuba offensive foul	22	41
6.1	Usman Garuba turnover	22	41
6.1	Rockets delay of game violation	22	41
6.1	Stephen Silas technical foul (1st technical foul)	22	41
6.1	Naji Marshall makes technical free throw	22	42
6.1	Stephen Silas technical foul (1st technical foul)	22	42
6.1	Naji Marshall makes technical free throw	22	43
6.1	Stephen Silas ejected	22	43
2.0	Jose Alvarado makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Dyson Daniels assists)	22	45
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	45

Regular Season Series

NO leads 2-0

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

1:00 AM, 5 January 2023

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 17,295

Referees:
Pat Fraher
Jason Goldenberg
Ray Acosta

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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