New Orleans Pelicans at Houston Rockets
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
NO leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Rockets: 85.3%
Pelicans: 14.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
NO |
HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Streak | L3 |
| 122.4 | Points Against | 110.8 |
| 1-9 | Last Ten Games | 5-5 |
| 114.8 | Points Per Game | 118.5 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 34 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 43.5 | Rebounds Per Game | 49.3 |
| 24.9 | Assists Per Game | 25.2 |
| 4.3 | Blocks Per Game | 5.6 |
| 9.1 | Steals Per Game | 8.7 |
| 1.0 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 1.1 |
| 14.9 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 15.9 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tari Eason, F | Out | Jan 10 |
| Fred VanVleet, G | Out | Sep 22 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Saddiq Bey, G | Out | Jan 11 |
| Jose Alvarado, G | Out | Jan 10 |
| Herbert Jones, F | Out | Jan 10 |
| Dejounte Murray, G | Out | Jan 7 |
Game Information
Toyota Center (Houston)
Location: Houston, TX
Capacity:
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Antonio |
27 | 12 | .692 | - | L1 |
Houston |
22 | 14 | .611 | 3.5 | L3 |
Memphis |
17 | 22 | .436 | 10 | W1 |
Dallas |
14 | 25 | .359 | 13 | L2 |
New Orleans |
9 | 32 | .220 | 19 | L1 |
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