Pelicans 117-107 Rockets (19 Mar, 2023) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Pelicans

34-37, 12-24 away

117

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	38	26	28	25	117
HOU	28	16	34	29	107

Houston Rockets

18-53, 12-25 home

107

Kevin Porter Jr. makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
Jalen Green misses driving layup
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jalen Green makes 23-foot step back jumpshot (Alperen Sengun assists)
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Alperen Sengun misses driving floating jump shot
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
Alperen Sengun misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jalen Green makes two point shot
Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Jalen Green assists)
Jalen Green misses 17-foot two point shot
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
Jalen Green misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
Jalen Green makes 2-foot two point shot
Alperen Sengun misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point jumper
Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
Jae'Sean Tate misses layup
Jae'Sean Tate misses two point shot
Josh Christopher misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
Jae'Sean Tate misses driving floating jump shot
Josh Christopher makes 12-foot two point shot
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Josh Christopher misses two point shot
Usman Garuba misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jae'Sean Tate makes driving layup
Tari Eason misses 5-foot two point shot
Josh Christopher makes driving layup
Josh Christopher misses two point shot
Tari Eason makes 1-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
Jalen Green misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot dunk
Tari Eason misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 5-foot two point shot
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jalen Green makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Jalen Green misses 34-foot step back jumpshot
Jalen Green makes two point shot
Jalen Green makes 27-foot three pointer (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Jabari Smith Jr. makes dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 3-foot layup (Alperen Sengun assists)
Jonas Valanciunas blocks Alperen Sengun 's 5-foot driving layup
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jalen Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jonas Valanciunas blocks Jabari Smith Jr. 's 4-foot two point shot
Jalen Green makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
CJ McCollum blocks Jabari Smith Jr. 's 11-foot pullup jump shot
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
Alperen Sengun misses 6-foot two point shot
Kevin Porter Jr. misses driving layup
Alperen Sengun makes 2-foot dunk (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Jalen Green makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
Tari Eason misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tari Eason makes 3-foot dunk (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Jalen Green misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
Tari Eason misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jalen Green makes 27-foot three pointer (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 19-foot two point shot
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jalen Green misses driving floating jump shot
CJ McCollum blocks Jabari Smith Jr.'s two point shot
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jalen Green makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
Jalen Green makes 17-foot step back jumpshot (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
Jalen Green misses driving layup
Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point shot
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes two point shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Jalen Green misses 19-foot two point shot
Jonas Valanciunas misses two point shot
Jonas Valanciunas makes 27-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
Herbert Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jonas Valanciunas misses 5-foot two point shot
Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot
Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point jumper
Trey Murphy III makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
Herbert Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
CJ McCollum makes 4-foot two point shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
Alperen Sengun blocks Jonas Valanciunas 's 2-foot two point shot
Herbert Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram misses 17-foot jumper
CJ McCollum makes 29-foot three pointer (Herbert Jones assists)
Trey Murphy III makes driving layup (Herbert Jones assists)
Herbert Jones misses two point shot
Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
Brandon Ingram makes driving layup
CJ McCollum misses running pullup jump shot
Trey Murphy III makes 28-foot running pullup jump shot
Josh Richardson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 18-foot jumper
Brandon Ingram makes two point shot (Josh Richardson assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
CJ McCollum makes 7-foot two point shot
Naji Marshall makes 28-foot three point jumper (Josh Richardson assists)
CJ McCollum misses 27-foot three point shot
Trey Murphy III makes 5-foot two point shot (CJ McCollum assists)
Trey Murphy III misses three point jumper
CJ McCollum misses 27-foot three point shot
Josh Richardson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Naji Marshall makes two point shot (CJ McCollum assists)
CJ McCollum makes 24-foot three point shot (Naji Marshall assists)
Trey Murphy III misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jonas Valanciunas misses 11-foot two point shot
Trey Murphy III misses two point shot
CJ McCollum makes 26-foot three point jumper (Trey Murphy III assists)
Brandon Ingram misses driving floating jump shot
Dyson Daniels makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
Jonas Valanciunas misses driving layup
Brandon Ingram misses 13-foot jumper
Dyson Daniels misses 28-foot three point jumper
Herbert Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dyson Daniels assists)
Herbert Jones makes 11-foot two point shot
Trey Murphy III misses 28-foot three point jumper
CJ McCollum makes 5-foot two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes 6-foot two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes 5-foot two point shot
Jonas Valanciunas makes layup (Herbert Jones assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 25-foot three point jumper
Herbert Jones makes dunk
Jonas Valanciunas misses 6-foot two point shot
Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point jumper
CJ McCollum makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram makes 9-foot two point shot (CJ McCollum assists)
Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point shot
Brandon Ingram misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Jonas Valanciunas makes 2-foot dunk (Brandon Ingram assists)
Brandon Ingram makes 2-foot two point shot (Dyson Daniels assists)
Brandon Ingram misses two point shot
Brandon Ingram misses running pullup jump shot
CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot
Brandon Ingram makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
Brandon Ingram misses two point shot
CJ McCollum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
Larry Nance Jr. makes layup (Brandon Ingram assists)
CJ McCollum makes two point shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
Josh Richardson makes 15-foot step back jumpshot (CJ McCollum assists)
CJ McCollum misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
Naji Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper
CJ McCollum misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Josh Richardson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tari Eason blocks CJ McCollum 's 2-foot two point shot
CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point jumper
Naji Marshall misses driving floating jump shot
Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot (Naji Marshall assists)
Brandon Ingram makes two point shot (Dyson Daniels assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 9-foot two point shot
Trey Murphy III makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
Brandon Ingram makes 9-foot two point shot
CJ McCollum misses two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
Brandon Ingram makes 4-foot two point shot

PELICANS

ROCKETS

TIME		NO	HOU
12:00	Jonas Valanciunas vs. Jabari Smith Jr.	0	0
11:40	Jonas Valanciunas misses two point shot	0	0
11:37	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	0	0
11:27	Kevin Porter Jr. makes 13-foot pullup jump shot	0	2
11:17	Jonas Valanciunas makes 27-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)	3	2
10:58	Jalen Green misses driving layup	3	2
10:55	Jalen Green offensive rebound	3	2
10:54	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	3	2
10:52	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	3	2
10:43	Herbert Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper	3	2
10:41	Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound	3	2
10:26	Jalen Green makes 23-foot step back jumpshot (Alperen Sengun assists)	3	4
10:09	Jonas Valanciunas misses 5-foot two point shot	3	4
10:06	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	3	4
10:04	Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot	5	4
9:55	Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	5	7
9:40	Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point jumper	5	7
9:37	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	5	7
9:29	Jonas Valanciunas defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	5	7
9:29	Jalen Green makes technical free throw	5	8
9:21	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	5	7
9:18	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	5	7
9:10	Trey Murphy III makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)	8	7
8:54	Alperen Sengun misses driving floating jump shot	8	7
8:53	Pelicans defensive team rebound	8	7
8:41	Herbert Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)	11	7
8:16	Kevin Porter Jr. makes 17-foot step back jumpshot	11	9
7:59	CJ McCollum makes 4-foot two point shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)	13	9
7:47	Alperen Sengun misses 27-foot three point jumper	13	9
7:44	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	13	9
7:30	Alperen Sengun blocks Jonas Valanciunas 's 2-foot two point shot	13	9
7:28	Jalen Green defensive rebound	13	9
7:25	Jalen Green makes two point shot	13	11
7:16	Herbert Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	12
7:14	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	13	12
7:14	Alperen Sengun personal foul	13	12
7:08	Brandon Ingram misses 17-foot jumper	13	12
7:04	Herbert Jones offensive rebound	13	12
7:02	CJ McCollum makes 29-foot three pointer (Herbert Jones assists)	16	12
6:37	Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Jalen Green assists)	16	14
6:32	Trey Murphy III makes driving layup (Herbert Jones assists)	18	14
6:32	Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul	18	14
6:32	Rockets Full timeout	18	14
6:32	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 1	19	14
6:15	Jalen Green misses 17-foot two point shot	19	14
6:11	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	19	14
6:08	Herbert Jones shooting foul	19	14
6:08	Jalen Green makes free throw 1 of 2	19	15
6:08	Jalen Green makes free throw 2 of 2	19	16
5:53	Jonas Valanciunas 3 second turnover	19	16
5:33	Kevin Porter Jr. makes 26-foot step back jumpshot	19	19
5:16	Herbert Jones misses two point shot	19	19
5:15	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	19	19
5:13	Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot	21	19
4:59	Jalen Green misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	21	19
4:56	Brandon Ingram defensive rebound	21	19
4:46	Brandon Ingram makes 8-foot pullup jump shot	23	19
4:24	Jalen Green makes 2-foot two point shot	23	21
4:08	Brandon Ingram makes driving layup	25	21
3:47	Alperen Sengun misses 26-foot three point jumper	25	21
3:44	Herbert Jones defensive rebound	25	21
3:38	CJ McCollum misses running pullup jump shot	25	21
3:38	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	25	21
3:28	Kevin Porter Jr. bad pass (Jonas Valanciunas steals)	25	21
3:23	Trey Murphy III makes 28-foot running pullup jump shot	28	21
3:00	Kenyon Martin Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	28	21
2:59	Rockets offensive team rebound	28	21
2:59	Pelicans Full timeout	28	21
2:59	Tari Eason enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	28	21
2:59	Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for Kenyon Martin Jr.	28	21
2:59	Larry Nance Jr. enters the game for CJ McCollum	28	21
2:59	Dyson Daniels enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	28	21
2:59	Josh Richardson enters the game for Trey Murphy III	28	21
2:51	Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point jumper	28	21
2:46	Rockets offensive team rebound	28	21
2:44	Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	28	21
2:44	Rockets offensive team rebound	28	21
2:41	shot clock turnover	28	21
2:28	Josh Richardson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)	31	21
2:06	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	31	21
2:02	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	31	21
1:58	Kevin Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	31	24
1:43	Brandon Ingram misses 18-foot jumper	31	24
1:41	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	31	24
1:28	Jae'Sean Tate misses layup	31	24
1:28	Dyson Daniels defensive rebound	31	24
1:21	Brandon Ingram makes two point shot (Josh Richardson assists)	33	24
58.2	Herbert Jones shooting foul	33	24
58.2	Jalen Green makes free throw 1 of 2	33	25
58.2	Usman Garuba enters the game for Alperen Sengun	33	25
58.2	Naji Marshall enters the game for Herbert Jones	33	25
58.2	Jalen Green makes free throw 2 of 2	33	26
46.1	Brandon Ingram misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	33	26
44.1	Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound	33	26
31.0	Jae'Sean Tate misses two point shot	33	26
30.0	Tari Eason offensive rebound	33	26
30.0	Naji Marshall shooting foul	33	26
30.0	Tari Eason makes free throw 1 of 2	33	27
30.0	CJ McCollum enters the game for Dyson Daniels	33	27
30.0	Tari Eason makes free throw 2 of 2	33	28
9.1	CJ McCollum makes 7-foot two point shot	35	28
7.1	Tari Eason bad pass (Naji Marshall steals)	35	28
0.0	Naji Marshall makes 28-foot three point jumper (Josh Richardson assists)	38	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	38	28

Regular Season Series

NO wins 3-1

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

Toyota Center (Houston)

11:00 PM, 19 March 2023

Houston, TX

Attendance: 14,209

Referees:
Derek Richardson
Tony Brothers
Nick Buchert

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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