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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 27 | 48 | 24 | 27 | 126 |
 Pelicans | 35 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 112 |
HOUTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 45-9248.9% | 20-4643.5% | 16-2080.0% | 45 | 32 | 14 |
| NOP | 41-9145.1% | 12-4129.3% | 18-2962.1% | 48 | 27 | 14 |
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Houston Rockets126| 27 | 27 | 11-13 | 3-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +23 | +11.7 | ||||||
| 26 | 15 | 5-12 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0 | +3 | +2.8 | |||||||
| 25 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −4.0 | ||||||
| 25 | 20 | 7-14 | 4-8 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +7.7 | |||||
| 24 | 13 | 6-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +15 | +7.2 | |||||
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| 28 | 8 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | +8 | −0.9 | |||||||
| 23 | 14 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −0.7 | ||||
| 18 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −0.8 | ||||
| 16 | 9 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +18 | −2.0 | ||||
| 14 | 4 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −4.9 | |||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.5 | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −1.8 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −0.7 | |||
| Team | 126 | 45-9248.9% | 20-4643.5% | 45 | 32 | 14 | 24 | 16-2080.0% | 7 | 8 | 5 | |||
Bench 46 points on 14 for 39 shooting
New Orleans Pelicans112| 32 | 15 | 5-15 | 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | −12 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 29 | 26 | 11-19 | 1-2 | 3-6 | 0 | −14 | +1.5 | |||||||
| 29 | 15 | 6-13 | 2-8 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −0.3 | |||||
| 28 | 7 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 | −5 | +0.2 | ||||||||
| 24 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | −5.2 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 13 | 4-13 | 1-8 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | −15 | +1.2 | ||||||
| 19 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −3.4 | ||||||
| 13 | 10 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | −10 | +6.1 | |||||
| 11 | 4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −0.7 | |||
| 10 | 10 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +2.6 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −2.0 | ||||
| 7 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +0.6 | |||||
| Team | 112 | 41-9145.1% | 12-4129.3% | 48 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 18-2962.1% | 10 | 11 | 7 | |||
Bench 45 points on 14 for 33 shooting
Did not play: Willy Hernangomez, Will Magnay and JJ Redick (coach’s decision).
Rockets126Pelicans112ClickTap 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.
Christian Wood scored 27 points (16 in the second quarter), and the Houston Rockets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 126-112 for their fifth straight win.
The Rockets took control with a 36-11 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 24.
Victor Oladipo had 20 points (16 in the second quarter) and 7 assists.
For the Pelicans, Zion Williamson scored 26 points, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker went 1 for 8 from 3.
The Rockets shot 48.9% from the field and 43.5% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 45.1% and 29.3%. The Rockets made 20 3-pointers, 4 of them by Oladipo and 4 by John Wall.
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).
110 points from the field on 92 shots: 7.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-30 | 60.0% | 64% |
| In the paint | 2-7 | 28.6% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 5-9 | 55.6% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-13 | 38.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 15-33 | 45.5% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Adams | 33 | 14 | 6-7 | +1 |
| Lonzo Ball | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Zion Williamson | 5 | 4 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 9 | 4-5 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonzo Ball | 33 | 5 | 2-5 | −6 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 7 | 9 | 3-4 | +7 |
| Steven Adams | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 6 | 3-6 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Bledsoe | 26 | 8 | 3-7 | −1 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Kira Lewis Jr. | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Zion Williamson | 4 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 4 | 1-3 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 18 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
Ingram 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
Q1 3:14
10.5%
62→73
Wall 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
Q2 6:37
9.3%
62→53
Wood 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Oladipo 4 AST)
Q2 2:14
9.2%
37→27
Tate 27' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Gordon 3 AST)
Q3 3:04
8.7%
20→11
Oladipo 25' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Wall 5 AST)
Q2 3:29
8.0%
37→29
