Smoothie King CenterNew Orleans, LA
New Orleans Pelicans25-51
102-134
FINAL
Final
Houston Rockets45-29
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NO29183322102
HOU29393333134

VELOPICKS PICK

No VELOPICKS pick for this game.

GAME INFORMATION

Competition
National Basketball Association
Date
Start
Venue
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans
Attendance
16,758
Official
Mark Lindsay
TV
Space City Home Network, GCSEN, Pelicans.com, NBA League Pass

STANDINGS

#TEAMGPW-LPCT
1New Orleans—0-0.000
2Dallas—0-0.000
3Houston—0-0.000
4San Antonio—0-0.000
5Memphis—0-0.000

HEAD TO HEAD

Regular Season Series
New Orleans Pelicans1WINSHouston Rockets3WINS

HOU wins series 3-1

  • New Orleans Pelicans133 – 128Houston Rockets
  • Houston Rockets119 – 110New Orleans Pelicans
  • Houston Rockets107 – 105New Orleans Pelicans
  • New Orleans Pelicans102 – 134Houston Rockets

WIN PROBABILITY

Source: ESPN
0%100%

KEY STATS

New Orleans PelicansHouston Rockets
43Field Goal %47
31Three Point %41
68Free Throw %86
36Rebounds59
19Assists33
10Turnovers6
4Steals9
9Blocks8
54Points in Paint52

SCORING PLAYS

  1. 1st Quarter · 11:35CUTTING DUNK SHOT · New Orleans PelicansZion Williamson makes dunk (Herbert Jones assists)
  2. 1st Quarter · 11:19JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes 15-foot jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
  3. 1st Quarter · 10:33RUNNING JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsKevin Durant makes 25-foot running jump shot (Amen Thompson assists)
  4. 1st Quarter · 10:05DRIVING LAYUP SHOT · New Orleans PelicansSaddiq Bey makes driving layup
  5. 1st Quarter · 9:51JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsJabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
  6. 1st Quarter · 9:38DRIVING LAYUP SHOT · New Orleans PelicansZion Williamson makes driving layup
  7. 1st Quarter · 8:46TURNAROUND BANK JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes 9-foot two point shot
  8. 1st Quarter · 8:25RUNNING DUNK SHOT · Houston RocketsJabari Smith Jr. makes running dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)
  9. 1st Quarter · 8:09DRIVING LAYUP SHOT · New Orleans PelicansDejounte Murray makes driving layup
  10. 1st Quarter · 7:58DRIVING FINGER ROLL LAYUP · Houston RocketsAmen Thompson makes 5-foot two point shot
  11. 1st Quarter · 7:30JUMP SHOT · New Orleans PelicansSaddiq Bey makes 22-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)
  12. 1st Quarter · 7:00JUMP SHOT · New Orleans PelicansDejounte Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
  13. 1st Quarter · 6:37DRIVING HOOK SHOT · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes 6-foot two point shot
  14. 1st Quarter · 6:12DRIVING LAYUP SHOT · New Orleans PelicansYves Missi makes driving layup (Zion Williamson assists)
  15. 1st Quarter · 5:50RUNNING FINGER ROLL LAYUP · New Orleans PelicansDejounte Murray makes two point shot
  16. 1st Quarter · 4:35RUNNING DUNK SHOT · New Orleans PelicansZion Williamson makes running dunk (Jeremiah Fears assists)
  17. 1st Quarter · 4:00CUTTING LAYUP SHOT · Houston RocketsTari Eason makes 2-foot layup (Kevin Durant assists)
  18. 1st Quarter · 3:47JUMP SHOT · New Orleans PelicansHerbert Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)
  19. 1st Quarter · 3:26PULLUP JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsKevin Durant makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Tari Eason assists)
  20. 1st Quarter · 2:24JUMP SHOT · New Orleans PelicansDerik Queen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeremiah Fears assists)
  21. 1st Quarter · 2:13JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsTari Eason makes 25-foot three point jumper (Clint Capela assists)
  22. 1st Quarter · 1:33JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsAaron Holiday makes 22-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
  23. 1st Quarter · 43.9DRIVING DUNK SHOT · Houston RocketsKevin Durant makes driving dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
  24. 1st Quarter · 32.0JUMP SHOT · New Orleans PelicansSaddiq Bey makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jeremiah Fears assists)
  25. 1st Quarter · 13.7FREE THROW - TECHNICAL · Houston RocketsKevin Durant makes technical free throw
  26. 2nd Quarter · 11:36HOOK SHOT · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes 8-foot hook shot
  27. 2nd Quarter · 11:11JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsJabari Smith Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
  28. 2nd Quarter · 10:40JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
  29. 2nd Quarter · 9:52RUNNING LAYUP SHOT · New Orleans PelicansJeremiah Fears makes running layup
  30. 2nd Quarter · 9:52FREE THROW - 1 OF 1 · New Orleans PelicansJeremiah Fears makes free throw 1 of 1
  31. 2nd Quarter · 9:37JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
  32. 2nd Quarter · 9:18RUNNING PULLUP JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsJabari Smith Jr. makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)
  33. 2nd Quarter · 8:30FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2
  34. 2nd Quarter · 8:30FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2
  35. 2nd Quarter · 7:11TIP SHOT · Houston RocketsJae'Sean Tate makes tip shot
  36. 2nd Quarter · 6:58RUNNING DUNK SHOT · Houston RocketsJabari Smith Jr. makes running dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
  37. 2nd Quarter · 6:07JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsTari Eason makes 25-foot three point jumper (Clint Capela assists)
  38. 2nd Quarter · 5:56ALLEY OOP DUNK SHOT · New Orleans PelicansKarlo Matkovic makes alley oop dunk (Herbert Jones assists)
  39. 2nd Quarter · 5:23TIP SHOT · Houston RocketsTari Eason makes tip shot
  40. 2nd Quarter · 3:30CUTTING LAYUP SHOT · Houston RocketsKevin Durant makes 2-foot layup (Clint Capela assists)
  41. 2nd Quarter · 3:12FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · New Orleans PelicansHerbert Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
  42. 2nd Quarter · 3:12FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · New Orleans PelicansHerbert Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
  43. 2nd Quarter · 2:40RUNNING LAYUP SHOT · New Orleans PelicansDejounte Murray makes running layup (Saddiq Bey assists)
  44. 2nd Quarter · 2:33FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2
  45. 2nd Quarter · 2:15FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · New Orleans PelicansYves Missi makes free throw 1 of 2
  46. 2nd Quarter · 2:15FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · New Orleans PelicansYves Missi makes free throw 2 of 2
  47. 2nd Quarter · 1:55FADE AWAY JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsKevin Durant makes 14-foot fade away jump shot
  48. 2nd Quarter · 1:38RUNNING DUNK SHOT · Houston RocketsTari Eason makes 1-foot running dunk (Kevin Durant assists)
  49. 2nd Quarter · 1:31FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · New Orleans PelicansYves Missi makes free throw 2 of 2
  50. 2nd Quarter · 58.1JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
  51. 2nd Quarter · 48.4CUTTING FINGER ROLL LAYUP SHOT · New Orleans PelicansZion Williamson makes layup (Dejounte Murray assists)
  52. 2nd Quarter · 46.5FREE THROW - TECHNICAL · New Orleans PelicansDejounte Murray makes technical free throw
  53. 2nd Quarter · 46.5FREE THROW - TECHNICAL · New Orleans PelicansDejounte Murray makes technical free throw
  54. 2nd Quarter · 28.4FLOATING JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsAmen Thompson makes 8-foot floating jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)
  55. 2nd Quarter · 8.9TURNAROUND FADE AWAY JUMP SHOT · New Orleans PelicansDejounte Murray makes 7-foot two point shot
  56. 2nd Quarter · 2.0ALLEY OOP DUNK SHOT · Houston RocketsAmen Thompson makes alley oop dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
  57. 3rd Quarter · 11:36PULLUP JUMP SHOT · New Orleans PelicansDejounte Murray makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
  58. 3rd Quarter · 10:41JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsReed Sheppard makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
  59. 3rd Quarter · 10:24FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · Houston RocketsAmen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
  60. 3rd Quarter · 10:24FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · Houston RocketsAmen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
  61. 3rd Quarter · 10:09JUMP SHOT · New Orleans PelicansHerbert Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
  62. 3rd Quarter · 9:44FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · New Orleans PelicansZion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2
  63. 3rd Quarter · 9:44FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · New Orleans PelicansZion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
  64. 3rd Quarter · 9:31RUNNING FINGER ROLL LAYUP · New Orleans PelicansDejounte Murray makes two point shot
  65. 3rd Quarter · 9:11JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsReed Sheppard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
  66. 3rd Quarter · 8:58JUMP SHOT · New Orleans PelicansSaddiq Bey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)
  67. 3rd Quarter · 8:33RUNNING FINGER ROLL LAYUP · New Orleans PelicansZion Williamson makes two point shot
  68. 3rd Quarter · 8:01RUNNING FINGER ROLL LAYUP · New Orleans PelicansDejounte Murray makes two point shot
  69. 3rd Quarter · 7:43PULLUP JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes 25-foot three pointer
  70. 3rd Quarter · 7:26FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · Houston RocketsJabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
  71. 3rd Quarter · 7:26FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · Houston RocketsJabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
  72. 3rd Quarter · 7:19FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · New Orleans PelicansZion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
  73. 3rd Quarter · 6:34DRIVING LAYUP SHOT · New Orleans PelicansSaddiq Bey makes driving layup (Dejounte Murray assists)
  74. 3rd Quarter · 6:26ALLEY OOP DUNK SHOT · Houston RocketsAmen Thompson makes alley oop dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
  75. 3rd Quarter · 6:10TIP SHOT · New Orleans PelicansZion Williamson makes tip shot
  76. 3rd Quarter · 5:51FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2
  77. 3rd Quarter · 5:51FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2
  78. 3rd Quarter · 5:36FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · New Orleans PelicansZion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
  79. 3rd Quarter · 5:22CUTTING DUNK SHOT · Houston RocketsClint Capela makes dunk (Kevin Durant assists)
  80. 3rd Quarter · 5:10ALLEY OOP DUNK SHOT · New Orleans PelicansYves Missi makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Dejounte Murray assists)
  81. 3rd Quarter · 4:29RUNNING LAYUP SHOT · New Orleans PelicansHerbert Jones makes running layup
  82. 3rd Quarter · 4:21DRIVING LAYUP SHOT · Houston RocketsJabari Smith Jr. makes driving layup
  83. 3rd Quarter · 4:14FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · New Orleans PelicansZion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2
  84. 3rd Quarter · 4:14FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · New Orleans PelicansZion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
  85. 3rd Quarter · 3:57TURNAROUND JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsKevin Durant makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot
  86. 3rd Quarter · 3:57FREE THROW - 1 OF 1 · Houston RocketsKevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 1
  87. 3rd Quarter · 3:39STEP BACK JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsKevin Durant makes 9-foot step back jumpshot
  88. 3rd Quarter · 3:05CUTTING DUNK SHOT · New Orleans PelicansDerik Queen makes dunk (Yves Missi assists)
  89. 3rd Quarter · 2:34FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · New Orleans PelicansYves Missi makes free throw 1 of 2
  90. 3rd Quarter · 2:18FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · Houston RocketsKevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2
  91. 3rd Quarter · 2:18FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · Houston RocketsKevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2
  92. 3rd Quarter · 1:07RUNNING LAYUP SHOT · Houston RocketsAmen Thompson makes running layup (Kevin Durant assists)
  93. 3rd Quarter · 53.0TIP SHOT · New Orleans PelicansDerik Queen makes tip shot
  94. 3rd Quarter · 53.0FREE THROW - TECHNICAL · Houston RocketsKevin Durant makes technical free throw
  95. 3rd Quarter · 4.7FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · Houston RocketsAmen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
  96. 3rd Quarter · 4.7FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · Houston RocketsAmen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
  97. 4th Quarter · 11:45JUMP SHOT · New Orleans PelicansJeremiah Fears makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derik Queen assists)
  98. 4th Quarter · 11:26JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aaron Holiday assists)
  99. 4th Quarter · 11:15DRIVING FLOATING BANK JUMP SHOT · New Orleans PelicansJeremiah Fears makes 17-foot two point shot
  100. 4th Quarter · 10:10PULLUP JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsJabari Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three pointer
  101. 4th Quarter · 9:35TURNAROUND JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot
  102. 4th Quarter · 8:42LAYUP SHOT PUTBACK · New Orleans PelicansSaddiq Bey makes two point shot
  103. 4th Quarter · 8:05FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · New Orleans PelicansDerik Queen makes free throw 2 of 2
  104. 4th Quarter · 7:45JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsAaron Holiday makes 22-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
  105. 4th Quarter · 7:23LAYUP SHOT · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes layup (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
  106. 4th Quarter · 6:48TIP SHOT · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes tip shot
  107. 4th Quarter · 6:33JUMP SHOT · New Orleans PelicansSaddiq Bey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeremiah Fears assists)
  108. 4th Quarter · 6:03JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsTari Eason makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aaron Holiday assists)
  109. 4th Quarter · 5:50DRIVING LAYUP SHOT · New Orleans PelicansJeremiah Fears makes driving layup
  110. 4th Quarter · 5:28FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2
  111. 4th Quarter · 5:28FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · Houston RocketsAlperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2
  112. 4th Quarter · 5:02DRIVING LAYUP SHOT · Houston RocketsJae'Sean Tate makes driving layup
  113. 4th Quarter · 4:54FREE THROW - TECHNICAL · New Orleans PelicansJeremiah Fears makes technical free throw
  114. 4th Quarter · 4:54FREE THROW - 2 OF 2 · New Orleans PelicansJeremiah Fears makes free throw 2 of 2
  115. 4th Quarter · 4:40JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsAaron Holiday makes 24-foot three point jumper (Josh Okogie assists)
  116. 4th Quarter · 3:28HOOK SHOT · Houston RocketsClint Capela makes 7-foot hook shot
  117. 4th Quarter · 3:28DEFENSIVE GOALTENDING · New Orleans PelicansDerik Queen defensive goaltending violation
  118. 4th Quarter · 3:15LAYUP SHOT · New Orleans PelicansDerik Queen makes layup
  119. 4th Quarter · 2:23FADE AWAY JUMP SHOT · New Orleans PelicansJordan Hawkins makes 11-foot fade away jump shot
  120. 4th Quarter · 1:52FADE AWAY BANK JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsJeff Green makes 22-foot two point shot (Josh Okogie assists)
  121. 4th Quarter · 1:45DRIVING FINGER ROLL LAYUP · New Orleans PelicansDerik Queen makes 1-foot two point shot (Jeremiah Fears assists)
  122. 4th Quarter · 1:33FREE THROW - 1 OF 2 · New Orleans PelicansDerik Queen makes free throw 1 of 2
  123. 4th Quarter · 1:14PULLUP JUMP SHOT · Houston RocketsJosh Okogie makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Jeff Green assists)
  124. 4th Quarter · 22.8RUNNING DUNK SHOT · Houston RocketsClint Capela makes running dunk (Josh Okogie assists)
UNLOCK ALL PICKS

Get full access to VELOPICKS premium predictions and analysis.

VIEW PLANS

Live data: ESPN. Open on ESPN