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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 41 | 35 | 27 | 20 | 123 |
 Rockets | 35 | 43 | 18 | 34 | 130 |
NOPTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 49-8557.6% | 18-3354.5% | 7-1353.8% | 41 | 32 | 18 |
| HOU | 48-8854.5% | 17-4537.8% | 17-2568.0% | 36 | 30 | 9 |
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Houston Rockets130| 38 | 13 | 3-9 | 3-9 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | +13 | −0.7 | ||||||
| 35 | 26 | 8-16 | 4-10 | 6-9 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +17.0 | ||||||
| 33 | 20 | 8-16 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 0 | +4 | +7.3 | |||||||
| 24 | 28, Season high (his best before, 22) | 13-14 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | +9 | +14.7 | ||||||
| 18 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −3.6 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 36 | 27 | 9-12 | 5-6 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +23 | +8.8 | ||||
| 23 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +21 | −3.3 | ||||
| 21 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | −9 | −6.0 | |||||
| 13 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −11 | +1.6 | |||||||
| Team | 130 | 48-8854.5% | 17-4537.8% | 36 | 30 | 9 | 15 | 17-2568.0% | 4 | 12 | 7 | |||
Bench 38 points on 14 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Zhou Qi (injury/illness); Demetrius Jackson, Bobby Brown and Tarik Black (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans123| 42 | 13 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −3.2 | ||||||
| 42 | 36, Season high (his best before, 27) | 15-20 | 6-8, Season high (his best before, 5) | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9.8 | ||||||
| 41 | 37, Season high (his best before, 34) | 16-21 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0 | +10 | +17.5 | |||||||
| 39 | 10 | 4-10 | 2-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | −2.3 | ||||||
| 33 | 24 | 8-17 | 2-3 | 6-11 | 0 | +11 | +5.0 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −3.1 | |||
| 12 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −4.3 | ||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.9 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team | 123 | 49-8557.6% | 18-3354.5% | 41 | 32 | 18 | 19 | 7-1353.8% | 6 | 6 | 2 | |||
Bench 3 points on 1 for 5 shooting
Did not play: Dante Cunningham and Cheick Diallo (coach’s decision); Anthony Davis (injury/illness).
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PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
James Harden had 26 points (12 in the fourth quarter), 17 assists and 6 steals, and the Houston Rockets went on a 12-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 130-123 for their 10th straight win.
The Pelicans led 119-117 with 3:45 left in the fourth quarter. Harden’s driving layup put the Rockets ahead for good with 2:47 left. He scored 12 points during the run, and they led 129-121 with 34 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Rockets outscored the Pelicans 12-7. Harden scored 10 of the Rockets’ 12 on 3 for 4 shooting and 2 for 3 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Harden had 4 of his 6 steals, one of them leading to Clint Capela’s dunk that put the Rockets ahead 117-116, and the Rockets scored 6 points off them.
Capela had 28 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks on 13 for 14 shooting. Eric Gordon added 27 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) on 9 for 12 shooting off the bench, and Chris Paul had 20 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals. The Rockets had 4 20-point scorers. Harden assisted on 11 of Capela’s 13 baskets, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Pelicans, Jrue Holiday had 37 points and 4 steals on 16 for 21 shooting, and E'Twaun Moore added 36 points on 15 for 20 shooting. DeMarcus Cousins had 24 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists. The Pelicans had 2 30-point scorers.
The Pelicans forced 9 turnovers, about 6 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Rockets outscored the Pelicans 38-3 off the bench. The Rockets outscored the Pelicans 22-11 in 7 minutes with Ariza, Paul, Gordon, Harden and Capela on the floor together.
Houston RocketsNew Orleans PelicansPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Rockets’ chance bottomed out at 8.4% (3rd quarter, 1:59 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
113 points from the field on 88 shots: 14.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 25-31 | 80.6% | 63% |
| In the paint | 4-6 | 66.7% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 2-6 | 33.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-12 | 16.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 15-33 | 45.5% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarcus Cousins | 27 | 14 | 7-7 | +7 |
| Rajon Rondo | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jrue Holiday | 7 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Omer Asik | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 8 | 4-4 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 54 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E'Twaun Moore | 21 | 5 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Ian Clark | 20 | 3 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Rajon Rondo | 11 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Darius Miller | 9 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 9 | 4-7 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jrue Holiday | 39 | 8 | 3-6 | −6 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 9 | 5 | 2-6 | +2 |
| Rajon Rondo | 8 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Darius Miller | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 2 | 1-3 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
HOU win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NOP
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HOU
Highest Leverage Moments
Rondo 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Miller 4 AST)
Q4 3:45
22.6%
60→37
Harden 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (21 PTS)
Q4 2:08
18.8%
73→92
Gordon 3PT Jump Shot (27 PTS) (Paul 5 AST)
Q4 5:13
17.6%
40→58
Moore 8' Hook Shot (36 PTS) (Cousins 7 AST)
Q4 5:23
16.0%
56→40
Capela 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (26 PTS) (Harden 16 AST)
Q4 5:49
15.3%
37→53
