Houston Rockets at New Orleans Pelicans
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 120 - 87 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 120 - 87 |
| 4th 16.0 |  |
Kaiser Gates makes three point jumper (Malcolm Hill assists) | 120 - 87 |
| 4th 37.2 |  |
Jermaine Samuels makes dunk (Jeenathan Williams assists) | 120 - 84 |
| 4th 55.1 | |
Nate Hinton defensive rebound | 118 - 84 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 NO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 45-86 | FG | 32-83 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 14-40 | 3PT | 13-37 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 16-21 | FT | 10-15 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 39 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 34 | Assists | 21 |
| 18 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 27 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 30 |
| 28 | Fast Break Points | 1 |
| 52 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
| 36 | Largest Lead | 2 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Dejounte Murray, G | Out | Sep 25 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tari Eason, F | Out | Dec 19 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith, F | Out | Dec 3 |
| Fred VanVleet, G | Out | Sep 22 |
Game Information
Venue: Legacy Arena at BJCC
Location: Birmingham, AL
Attendance: 11,589 · Capacity:
Location: Birmingham, AL
Attendance: 11,589 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
20 | 7 | .741 | - | W5 |
 Houston |
16 | 8 | .667 | 2.5 | L2 |
 Memphis |
13 | 14 | .481 | 7 | W2 |
 Dallas |
11 | 17 | .393 | 9.5 | W1 |
 New Orleans |
6 | 22 | .214 | 14.5 | W3 |
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