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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 30 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 97 |
 Pelicans | 35 | 29 | 22 | 24 | 110 |
HOUTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 32-8637.2% | 13-4231.0% | 20-3164.5% | 47 | 19 | 21 |
| NOP | 42-8052.5% | 8-3225.0% | 18-2090.0% | 43 | 27 | 19 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
New Orleans Pelicans110| 36 | 14 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 0 | +7 | −1.9 | |||||||
| 34 | 26 | 11-17 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.9 | ||||||
| 31 | 10 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | −0.2 | |||||||
| 29 | 9 | 3-9 | 3-9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +1.0 | |||||
| 24 | 13 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | +1 | −2.2 | |||||||
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| 20 | 14 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +16 | +2.7 | |||||||
| 19 | 12 | 5-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +2.4 | ||||||
| 19 | 9 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −1.6 | ||||
| 18 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | +15 | +0.3 | |||||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.1 | ||||
| Team | 110 | 42-8052.5% | 8-3225.0% | 43 | 27 | 19 | 29 | 18-2090.0% | 8 | 10 | 10 | |||
Bench 38 points on 14 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Miye Oni (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets97| 36 | 27, Season high (his best before, 23) | 9-16 | 7-12, Season high (his best before, 5) | 2-3 | 0 | −3 | +0.6 | |||||||
| 33 | 12 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | −9 | −1.9 | ||||||
| 32 | 19 | 5-15 | 3-8 | 6-10 | +2 | −2.2 | ||||||||
| 32 | 9 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 0 | +2 | −2.3 | |||||||
| 28 | 11 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | −9 | −4.5 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 11 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 8-9 | 0 | 0 | −15 | +0.8 | |||||
| 25 | 4 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −6.2 | ||||
| 17 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | −9 | −7.4 | |||||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −4.6 | ||
| Team | 97 | 32-8637.2% | 13-4231.0% | 47 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20-3164.5% | 18 | 8 | 3 | |||
Bench 19 points on 5 for 25 shooting
Did not play: David Nwaba and D.J. Augustin (coach’s decision).
Pelicans110Rockets97ClickTap 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.
The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Houston Rockets 110-97 for their fourth straight win.
The Pelicans took control with a 27-10 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 19.
Brandon Ingram had 26 points and 3 blocks, and Naji Marshall added 14 points (9 in the fourth quarter) off the bench.
For the Rockets, Kevin Porter Jr. scored a season-high 27 points (12 in the first quarter) with 7 3-pointers.
The Pelicans shot 52.5% from the field to the Rockets’ 37.2%. The Rockets turned it over 21 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions. Jonas Valančiūnas fouled out.
New Orleans PelicansHouston RocketsPS, 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).
92 points from the field on 80 shots: 5.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-24 | 70.8% | 65% |
| In the paint | 9-11 | 81.8% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 8-13 | 61.5% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 4-14 | 28.6% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 4-18 | 22.2% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 23 | 6 | 3-7 | −2 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 15 | 11 | 5-6 | +6 |
| Christian Wood | 12 | 9 | 4-5 | +5 |
| Alperen Sengun | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 3 | 1-1 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Wood | 26 | 2 | 0-4 | −4 |
| Alperen Sengun | 13 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| KJ Martin | 9 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 4 | 1-1 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison Mathews | 17 | 7 | 3-7 | +4 |
| Jalen Green | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| KJ Martin | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 5 | 2-5 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 42 possessions. He usually scores about 7 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
Hayes 3' Reverse Layup (12 PTS) (Alvarado 3 AST)
Q3 1:02
11.9%
73→85
Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Mathews 1 AST)
Q3 3:13
9.8%
92→82
Alvarado 2' Driving Layup (12 PTS)
Q3 0:33
9.8%
82→92
Ingram 26' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Graham 4 AST)
Q2 4:34
9.5%
68→77
Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS)
Q2 2:37
9.1%
82→73
