New Orleans Pelicans vs Houston Rockets
Preseason
130
3-0
128
2-1
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot two point shot (Kevin Durant assists)
- Herbert Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes layup (Amen Thompson assists)
- Herbert Jones misses 11-foot two point shot
- Yves Missi misses tip shot
- Alperen Sengun misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Amen Thompson makes 28-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Poole makes 28-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes layup (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Zion Williamson misses layup
- Yves Missi misses dunk
- Alperen Sengun misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
- Yves Missi makes 4-foot two point shot (Trey Murphy III assists)
- Steven Adams misses dunk
- Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Trey Murphy III makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jordan Poole assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 12-foot jumper
- Trey Murphy III misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Poole misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Poole makes 13-foot two point shot
- Kevin Durant misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Trey Murphy III makes two point shot
- Kevin Durant misses 14-foot two point shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 8-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Herbert Jones makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Herbert Jones misses dunk
- Herbert Jones misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 14-foot two point shot
- Trey Murphy III misses layup
- Tari Eason makes layup (Amen Thompson assists)
- Herbert Jones misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jeremiah Fears makes 2-foot two point shot
- Tari Eason misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Amen Thompson misses 10-foot two point shot
- Tari Eason makes alley oop layup (Josh Okogie assists)
- Zion Williamson makes 1-foot dunk (Jeremiah Fears assists)
- Kevin Durant misses 20-foot jumper
- Amen Thompson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Durant blocks Jordan Hawkins 's 24-foot three point jumper
- Josh Okogie misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tari Eason makes dunk (Josh Okogie assists)
- Saddiq Bey misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Zion Williamson makes layup (Saddiq Bey assists)
- Alperen Sengun misses 11-foot two point shot
- Zion Williamson makes driving layup
- Saddiq Bey makes 1-foot dunk (Zion Williamson assists)
- Jordan Hawkins makes dunk (Karlo Matkovic assists)
- Reed Sheppard makes 27-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Tari Eason makes dunk (Steven Adams assists)
- Trey Murphy III misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Karlo Matkovic 's 1-foot layup
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jeremiah Fears makes 18-foot jumper
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Jose Alvarado misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jeremiah Fears misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Steven Adams blocks Zion Williamson's two point shot
- Tari Eason makes 2-foot two point shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
- Jose Alvarado misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Alperen Sengun makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Jordan Poole makes 27-foot three point jumper (Saddiq Bey assists)
- Tari Eason misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Yves Missi blocks Steven Adams's two point shot
- Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Yves Missi makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
- Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Saddiq Bey misses layup
- Yves Missi misses dunk
- Kevin Durant makes 13-foot jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Jordan Poole misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Jose Alvarado makes 12-foot two point shot
- Amen Thompson makes driving layup
- Jose Alvarado makes layup
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jose Alvarado misses two point shot
- Alperen Sengun misses 2-foot hook shot
- Amen Thompson misses tip shot
- Kevin Durant makes driving layup
- Amen Thompson makes 1-foot layup (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Yves Missi makes alley oop layup (Herbert Jones assists)
- Herbert Jones makes driving layup
- Trey Murphy III makes 2-foot dunk
- Jordan Poole misses 4-foot two point shot
- Kevin Durant makes 13-foot two point shot
- Trey Murphy III makes 11-foot two point shot
- Yves Missi blocks Tari Eason 's 10-foot two point shot
- Jordan Poole misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Kevin Durant assists)
- Herbert Jones makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jordan Poole assists)
- Jordan Poole blocks Kevin Durant 's 26-foot three point jumper
- Trey Murphy III makes two point shot
- Tari Eason misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Alperen Sengun misses tip shot
- Zion Williamson misses two point shot
- Jordan Poole misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Trey Murphy III misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Karlo Matkovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jordan Poole assists)
- Kevin Durant makes 12-foot two point shot
- Jordan Poole misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Kevin Durant misses layup
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Zion Williamson makes 11-foot step back jumpshot
- Amen Thompson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Alperen Sengun blocks Jordan Poole 's 1-foot driving layup
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Herbert Jones misses driving dunk
- Herbert Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Amen Thompson makes 1-foot two point shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Steven Adams misses tip shot
- Steven Adams makes tip shot
- Herbert Jones misses driving layup
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 28-foot three pointer
- Zion Williamson misses layup
- Yves Missi makes 1-foot dunk (Zion Williamson assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Zion Williamson makes dunk
- Zion Williamson misses layup
- Herbert Jones makes driving layup
- Kevin Durant misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Herbert Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jeremiah Fears makes 11-foot step back jumpshot
- Yves Missi makes 1-foot dunk (Jeremiah Fears assists)
- Saddiq Bey makes layup
- Tari Eason misses 12-foot jumper
- Reed Sheppard blocks Jordan Hawkins 's 23-foot three point jumper
- Tari Eason blocks Jeremiah Fears 's 30-foot three point jumper
- Tari Eason makes alley oop layup (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Kevin Durant makes 12-foot two point shot
- Tari Eason makes two point shot
- Jeremiah Fears misses 11-foot jumper
- Saddiq Bey misses tip shot
- Kevin Durant makes 19-foot two point shot
- Reed Sheppard misses 20-foot jumper
- Hunter Dickinson makes layup
- Reed Sheppard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Clint Capela assists)
- Reed Sheppard makes 5-foot two point shot
- Saddiq Bey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
- Tari Eason makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Jeremiah Fears misses driving layup
- Tari Eason makes finger roll layup
- Zion Williamson makes driving layup
- Tari Eason misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela makes two point shot
- Aaron Holiday misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Hunter Dickinson misses layup
- Saddiq Bey makes layup
- Aaron Holiday makes 27-foot three point jumper (JD Davison assists)
- Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Holiday misses 19-foot jumper
- Josh Okogie misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Saddiq Bey misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Hawkins makes 28-foot three point jumper (Hunter Dickinson assists)
- Reed Sheppard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aaron Holiday assists)
- Micah Peavy makes two point shot
- Josh Okogie makes layup (Aaron Holiday assists)
- Micah Peavy makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Saddiq Bey assists)
- Saddiq Bey blocks Josh Okogie 's 6-foot jumper
- Saddiq Bey misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Hawkins misses dunk
- JD Davison misses driving layup
- Josh Okogie misses tip shot
- Saddiq Bey misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Hunter Dickinson makes tip shot
- Reed Sheppard misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Hawkins misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Holiday makes 16-foot step back jumpshot
- Josh Okogie makes 1-foot dunk (JD Davison assists)
- Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Bryce McGowens makes dunk (Jeremiah Fears assists)
- JD Davison makes 2-foot two point shot
- Jeremiah Fears misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela makes 1-foot dunk (Aaron Holiday assists)
- Jeff Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jeremiah Fears makes layup (Jose Alvarado assists)
- Jeff Green misses 10-foot two point shot
- Micah Peavy misses 29-foot three point jumper
- JD Davison misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Jeremiah Fears makes 5-foot two point shot
- Clint Capela makes 1-foot dunk (Josh Okogie assists)
- Jeremiah Fears makes 29-foot three point step back jumpshot
- JD Davison misses 5-foot two point shot
- Jeff Green misses dunk
- Bryce McGowens makes 1-foot layup (Micah Peavy assists)
- Josh Okogie makes 27-foot three point jumper (Aaron Holiday assists)
- Jordan Hawkins makes driving layup (Jeremiah Fears assists)
- Aaron Holiday misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Josh Okogie makes driving layup
- Jeremiah Fears makes 6-foot two point shot
- Jeremiah Fears makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Holiday misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela blocks Jeremiah Fears 's 1-foot driving layup
- Aaron Holiday makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot
- Jeremiah Fears misses 29-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Steven Adams vs. Yves Missi (Amen Thompson gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:42 | Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot two point shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 2 | 0 | |
| 11:30 | Herbert Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper | 2 | 0 | |
| 11:26 | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
| 11:21 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes layup (Amen Thompson assists) | 4 | 0 | |
| 11:14 | Herbert Jones misses 11-foot two point shot | 4 | 0 | |
| 11:13 | Yves Missi offensive rebound | 4 | 0 | |
| 11:13 | Yves Missi misses tip shot | 4 | 0 | |
| 11:13 | Pelicans offensive team rebound | 4 | 0 | |
| 11:13 | Yves Missi offensive goaltending turnover | 4 | 0 | |
| 10:55 | Alperen Sengun misses 23-foot three point jumper | 4 | 0 | |
| 10:53 | Steven Adams offensive rebound | 4 | 0 | |
| 10:43 | Amen Thompson makes 28-foot three point jumper | 7 | 0 | |
| 10:27 | Jordan Poole makes 28-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists) | 7 | 3 | |
| 10:12 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists) | 10 | 3 | |
| 10:03 | Trey Murphy III out of bounds bad pass turnover | 10 | 3 | |
| 9:49 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 12 | 3 | |
| 9:38 | Zion Williamson misses layup | 12 | 3 | |
| 9:33 | Yves Missi offensive rebound | 12 | 3 | |
| 9:33 | Yves Missi misses dunk | 12 | 3 | |
| 9:32 | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | 12 | 3 | |
| 9:25 | Alperen Sengun misses 18-foot step back jumpshot | 12 | 3 | |
| 9:22 | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | 12 | 3 | |
| 9:13 | Yves Missi makes 4-foot two point shot (Trey Murphy III assists) | 12 | 5 | |
| 8:58 | Steven Adams misses dunk | 12 | 5 | |
| 8:55 | Steven Adams offensive rebound | 12 | 5 | |
| 8:53 | Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point jumper | 12 | 5 | |
| 8:51 | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | 12 | 5 | |
| 8:44 | Trey Murphy III makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jordan Poole assists) | 12 | 8 | |
| 8:29 | Jabari Smith Jr. misses 12-foot jumper | 12 | 8 | |
| 8:26 | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | 12 | 8 | |
| 8:22 | Trey Murphy III misses 28-foot three point jumper | 12 | 8 | |
| 8:18 | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | 12 | 8 | |
| 8:12 | Yves Missi shooting foul | 12 | 8 | |
| 8:12 | Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 8 | |
| 8:12 | Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 14 | 8 | |
| 8:02 | Jordan Poole misses 29-foot three point jumper | 14 | 8 | |
| 8:00 | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | 14 | 8 | |
| 7:49 | Jordan Poole shooting foul | 14 | 8 | |
| 7:49 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 8 | |
| 7:49 | Saddiq Bey enters the game for Zion Williamson | 15 | 8 | |
| 7:49 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 8 | |
| 7:40 | Jordan Poole makes 13-foot two point shot | 16 | 10 | |
| 7:29 | Kevin Durant misses 23-foot three point jumper | 16 | 10 | |
| 7:25 | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | 16 | 10 | |
| 7:12 | Alperen Sengun bad pass (Trey Murphy III steals) | 16 | 10 | |
| 7:05 | Trey Murphy III makes two point shot | 16 | 12 | |
| 6:47 | Kevin Durant misses 14-foot two point shot | 16 | 12 | |
| 6:44 | Steven Adams offensive rebound | 16 | 12 | |
| 6:41 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes 8-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 18 | 12 | |
| 6:22 | Herbert Jones makes 13-foot pullup jump shot | 18 | 14 | |
| 6:09 | Yves Missi shooting foul | 18 | 14 | |
| 6:09 | Pelicans Full timeout | 18 | 14 | |
| 6:09 | Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Jordan Poole | 18 | 14 | |
| 6:09 | Jeremiah Fears enters the game for Yves Missi | 18 | 14 | |
| 6:09 | Tari Eason enters the game for Steven Adams | 18 | 14 | |
| 6:09 | Clint Capela enters the game for Alperen Sengun | 18 | 14 | |
| 6:09 | Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 14 | |
| 6:09 | Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 14 | |
| 5:52 | Herbert Jones misses dunk | 20 | 14 | |
| 5:48 | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 20 | 14 | |
| 5:41 | Amen Thompson bad pass (Jeremiah Fears steals) | 20 | 14 | |
| 5:31 | Herbert Jones misses 29-foot three point jumper | 20 | 14 | |
| 5:28 | Tari Eason defensive rebound | 20 | 14 | |
| 5:12 | Jabari Smith Jr. misses 14-foot two point shot | 20 | 14 | |
| 5:10 | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | 20 | 14 | |
| 5:02 | Trey Murphy III misses layup | 20 | 14 | |
| 4:59 | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | 20 | 14 | |
| 4:54 | Tari Eason makes layup (Amen Thompson assists) | 22 | 14 | |
| 4:51 | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul | 22 | 14 | |
| 4:51 | Josh Okogie enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr. | 22 | 14 | |
| 4:33 | Herbert Jones misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot | 22 | 14 | |
| 4:29 | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 22 | 14 | |
| 4:20 | Amen Thompson bad pass (Trey Murphy III steals) | 22 | 14 | |
| 4:15 | Amen Thompson personal foul | 22 | 14 | |
| 4:15 | Jordan Hawkins enters the game for Trey Murphy III | 22 | 14 | |
| 4:06 | Jeremiah Fears makes 2-foot two point shot | 22 | 16 | |
| 3:50 | Tari Eason misses 27-foot three point jumper | 22 | 16 | |
| 3:46 | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | 22 | 16 | |
| 3:37 | Clint Capela shooting foul | 22 | 16 | |
| 3:37 | Saddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 2 | 22 | 17 | |
| 3:37 | Zion Williamson enters the game for Herbert Jones | 22 | 17 | |
| 3:37 | Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 18 | |
| 3:22 | Amen Thompson misses 10-foot two point shot | 22 | 18 | |
| 3:19 | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | 22 | 18 | |
| 3:10 | Jordan Hawkins bad pass (Josh Okogie steals) | 22 | 18 | |
| 3:06 | Tari Eason makes alley oop layup (Josh Okogie assists) | 24 | 18 | |
| 2:57 | Zion Williamson makes 1-foot dunk (Jeremiah Fears assists) | 24 | 20 | |
| 2:39 | Kevin Durant misses 20-foot jumper | 24 | 20 | |
| 2:37 | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 24 | 20 | |
| 2:29 | Amen Thompson misses 27-foot three point jumper | 24 | 20 | |
| 2:26 | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | 24 | 20 | |
| 2:22 | Kevin Durant blocks Jordan Hawkins 's 24-foot three point jumper | 24 | 20 | |
| 2:18 | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | 24 | 20 | |
| 2:13 | Josh Okogie misses 23-foot three point jumper | 24 | 20 | |
| 2:10 | Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound | 24 | 20 | |
| 2:07 | Jordan Hawkins out of bounds bad pass turnover | 24 | 20 | |
| 2:07 | Rockets Full timeout | 24 | 20 | |
| 2:07 | Alperen Sengun enters the game for Amen Thompson | 24 | 20 | |
| 2:07 | Reed Sheppard enters the game for Kevin Durant | 24 | 20 | |
| 1:58 | Saddiq Bey personal foul | 24 | 20 | |
| 1:49 | Tari Eason makes dunk (Josh Okogie assists) | 26 | 20 | |
| 1:49 | Pelicans Full timeout | 26 | 20 | |
| 1:35 | Saddiq Bey misses 28-foot three point jumper | 26 | 20 | |
| 1:34 | Pelicans offensive team rebound | 26 | 20 | |
| 1:34 | Tari Eason personal foul | 26 | 20 | |
| 1:18 | Zion Williamson makes layup (Saddiq Bey assists) | 26 | 22 | |
| 56.1 | Alperen Sengun misses 11-foot two point shot | 26 | 22 | |
| 52.4 | Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound | 26 | 22 | |
| 49.0 | Zion Williamson makes driving layup | 26 | 24 | |
| 35.7 | Reed Sheppard bad pass (Zion Williamson steals) | 26 | 24 | |
| 32.1 | Saddiq Bey makes 1-foot dunk (Zion Williamson assists) | 26 | 26 | |
| 32.1 | Pelicans delay of game violation | 26 | 26 | |
| 16.2 | Reed Sheppard bad pass (Jeremiah Fears steals) | 26 | 26 | |
| 14.3 | Jordan Hawkins makes dunk (Karlo Matkovic assists) | 26 | 28 | |
| 0.0 | Tari Eason bad pass (Zion Williamson steals) | 26 | 28 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 26 | 28 | |
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Game Information
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Referee:Sean Wright
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2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 30 | 13 | .698 | - | W3 |
| Houston | 25 | 15 | .625 | 3.5 | W2 |
| Memphis | 18 | 23 | .439 | 11 | W1 |
| Dallas | 18 | 26 | .409 | 12.5 | W3 |
| New Orleans | 10 | 35 | .222 | 21 | L2 |
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