Houston Rockets at New Orleans Pelicans
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
Series starts 12/18
Matchup Prediction
Pelicans: 23.1%
Rockets: 76.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 HOU |
 NO |
|
|---|---|---|
| W1 | Streak | W2 |
| 110.4 | Points Against | 122.8 |
| 7-3 | Last Ten Games | 3-7 |
| 120.6 | Points Per Game | 114.2 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 34 |
| 48.9 | Rebounds Per Game | 42.9 |
| 25.4 | Assists Per Game | 24.7 |
| 5.2 | Blocks Per Game | 3.7 |
| 9.3 | Steals Per Game | 9.0 |
| 1.2 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 1.1 |
| 16.1 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 14.6 |
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 14 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith, F | Out | Dec 3 |
| Fred VanVleet, G | Out | Sep 22 |
UTAH
SAC
PHX
LAC
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BKN
POR
CHIGame Information
Smoothie King Center
Location: New Orleans, LA
Capacity:
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston |
16 | 6 | .727 | 0.5 | W1 |
 San Antonio |
18 | 7 | .720 | - | W3 |
 Memphis |
11 | 14 | .440 | 7 | L1 |
 Dallas |
10 | 16 | .385 | 8.5 | W2 |
 New Orleans |
5 | 22 | .185 | 14 | W2 |
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