Houston Rockets at New Orleans Pelicans
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
NO leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Pelicans: 24.2%
Rockets: 75.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 HOU |
 NO |
|
|---|---|---|
| W1 | Streak | L1 |
| 110.7 | Points Against | 122.3 |
| 5-5 | Last Ten Games | 2-8 |
| 117.1 | Points Per Game | 115.0 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 34 |
| 49.2 | Rebounds Per Game | 43.4 |
| 24.7 | Assists Per Game | 24.8 |
| 5.5 | Blocks Per Game | 4.4 |
| 8.6 | Steals Per Game | 8.8 |
| 1.1 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 1.0 |
| 15.6 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 14.6 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert Jones, F | Out | Jan 17 |
| Jose Alvarado, G | Out | Jan 12 |
| Dejounte Murray, G | Out | Jan 7 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tari Eason, F | Out | Jan 17 |
| Fred VanVleet, G | Out | Sep 22 |
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INDGame Information
Smoothie King Center
Location: New Orleans, LA
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2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
28 | 13 | .683 | - | W1 |
 Houston |
24 | 15 | .615 | 3 | W1 |
 Memphis |
17 | 23 | .425 | 10.5 | L1 |
 Dallas |
17 | 26 | .395 | 12 | W2 |
 New Orleans |
10 | 34 | .227 | 19.5 | L1 |
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