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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 30 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 122 |
 Pelicans | 23 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 116 |
HOUTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 44-8551.8% | 12-4129.3% | 22-3268.8% | 47 | 16 | 17 |
| NOP | 41-9543.2% | 14-4531.1% | 20-2774.1% | 46 | 26 | 16 |
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Houston Rockets122| 38 | 39 | 13-25 | 3-11 | 10-14 | 0 | −4 | +6.6 | |||||||
| 36 | 11 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | −13 | +5.9 | ||||||||
| 35 | 26 | 11-21 | 1-8 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −0.4 | ||||||
| 33 | 10 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −4.9 | ||||
| 12 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.4 | ||||
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| 30 | 17 | 6-11 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0 | +1 | +0.3 | |||||||
| 21 | 8 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +21 | −2.3 | |||||
| 19 | 4 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +14 | −1.8 | ||||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +22 | −1.2 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +0.7 | |||
| Team | 122 | 44-8551.8% | 12-4129.3% | 47 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22-3268.8% | 7 | 9 | 6 | |||
Bench 34 points on 12 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Chris Clemons, Gary Clark and Ryan Anderson (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans116| 38 | 18 | 6-21 | 0-7 | 6-8 | 0 | −5 | −6.6 | |||||||
| 38 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −3.3 | ||||||
| 37 | 24 | 7-16 | 7-15 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +1.1 | ||||
| 30 | 19 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 5-8 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +4.1 | ||||||
| 29 | 13 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | +7 | +8.8 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 14 | 6-14 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 0 | −3 | −1.7 | |||||||
| 16 | 14 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | −8 | +7.5 | |||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-8 | 0-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −6.7 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −5.7 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.5 | ||
| Team | 116 | 41-9543.2% | 14-4531.1% | 46 | 26 | 16 | 23 | 20-2774.1% | 12 | 8 | 3 | |||
Bench 34 points on 14 for 34 shooting
Did not play: Josh Gray and Nicolo Melli (coach’s decision); Brandon Ingram (injury/illness).
Rockets122Pelicans116ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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 scored 39 points (all 13 of a 13-0 run in the fourth quarter), and the Houston Rockets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 122-116 for their fourth straight win.
The Rockets took control with a 20-6 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 17.
Russell Westbrook had 26 points and 4 steals, and Clint Capela added 11 points (10 in the paint) and 20 rebounds. Harden scored 19 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Pelicans, JJ Redick scored 24 points with 7 3-pointers, and Jrue Holiday went 0 for 7 from 3. Derrick Favors had 13 points and 12 rebounds on 6 for 8 shooting. Josh Hart scored 19 points on 5 for 8 shooting.
The Rockets shot 51.8% from the field to the Pelicans’ 43.2%. The Pelicans outscored the Rockets 23-12 in 5 minutes with Redick, Holiday, Favors, Moore and Hart 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. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
100 points from the field on 85 shots: 9.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-23 | 78.3% | 64% |
| In the paint | 8-14 | 57.1% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 6-7 | 85.7% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-12 | 16.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-29 | 34.5% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jrue Holiday | 39 | 3 | 1-5 | −14 |
| Josh Hart | 16 | 17 | 7-9 | +10 |
| Derrick Favors | 8 | 4 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Kenrich Williams | 8 | 6 | 3-4 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 11 | 5-9 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 41 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 36 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart | 20 | 4 | 2-5 | −2 |
| Jrue Holiday | 13 | 6 | 3-3 | +2 |
| E'Twaun Moore | 8 | 1 | 0-2 | −1 |
| JJ Redick | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 11 | 5-9 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E'Twaun Moore | 24 | 5 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Kenrich Williams | 13 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Josh Hart | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Jrue Holiday | 5 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 3 | 1-5 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 10 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.
NOP win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
HOU
50/50
NOP
Highest Leverage Moments
Redick 25' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Okafor 1 AST)
Q3 1:32
12.5%
14→27
Redick 24' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Holiday 8 AST)
Q4 10:27
11.0%
13→24
Sefolosha 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
Q4 11:45
10.6%
24→14
Harden 8' Floating Jump Shot (26 PTS)
Q4 6:40
9.9%
24→14
Okafor 1' Tip Layup Shot (14 PTS)
Q3 0:09
9.7%
15→24
