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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 26 | 24 | 37 | 19 | 106 |
 Pelicans | 34 | 29 | 23 | 33 | 119 |
HOUTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 40-7950.6% | 12-3633.3% | 14-1877.8% | 43 | 24 | 26 |
| NOP | 42-8648.8% | 8-2927.6% | 27-3187.1% | 36 | 28 | 12 |
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New Orleans Pelicans119| 38 | 20 | 8-19 | 0-4 | 4-4 | +21 | −1.2 | ||||||||
| 37 | 9 | 3-14 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 0 | +20 | −5.7 | |||||||
| 35 | 26 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 0 | +21 | +7.7 | |||||||
| 20 | 8 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 0 | +3 | −2.6 | |||||||
| 19 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −3.7 | |||||
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| 28 | 22 | 8-10 | 2-3 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +5.7 | |||||
| 20 | 12 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | +7.6 | |||||
| 18 | 6 | 2-7 | 0-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −6.3 | ||||
| 15 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −19 | +0.3 | |||||
| 9 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +2.4 | |||
| 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.2 | |
| Team | 119 | 42-8648.8% | 8-2927.6% | 36 | 28 | 12 | 23 | 27-3187.1% | 12 | 13 | 1 | |||
Bench 50 points on 18 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Willy Hernangomez, Garrett Temple and Jaxson Hayes (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets106| 38 | 33 | 11-20 | 5-10 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +4.1 | ||||
| 34 | 23 | 9-16 | 3-9 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −28 | −7.0 | |||||
| 30 | 15 | 6-11 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 28 | 9 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | −21 | +1.3 | |||||||
| 19 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −4.3 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 9 | 4-7 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −3.0 | ||||||
| 23 | 4 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 1-2 | +1 | −2.8 | |||||||
| 21 | 5 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −0.9 | |||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.8 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.4 | |||
| Team | 106 | 40-7950.6% | 12-3633.3% | 43 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 14-1877.8% | 10 | 7 | 4 | |||
Bench 20 points on 7 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Garrison Mathews (coach’s decision).
Pelicans119Rockets106ClickTap 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.
Zion Williamson scored 26 points (16 in the paint), and the New Orleans Pelicans closed the fourth quarter on a 13-0 run to beat the Houston Rockets 119-106.
It was tied at 106 when Brandon Ingram’s 2 free throws put the Pelicans ahead for good with 2:09 left. He scored 6 points during the run.
During clutch time, the Pelicans outscored the Rockets 9-4. Ingram scored 6 of the Pelicans’ 9 on 2 for 4 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Jose Alvarado had 3 steals, 1 of them during a 13-0 Pelicans run, and the Pelicans scored 4 points off them.
Larry Nance Jr. had 22 points (12 in the paint) and 9 rebounds on 8 for 10 shooting off the bench, and Ingram added 20 points and 3 steals. The Pelicans had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Rockets, Jalen Green had 33 points and 6 assists, and Kevin Porter Jr. added 23 points.
The Rockets turned it over 26 times, about 9 more than usual for this many possessions. The Pelicans outscored the Rockets 50-20 off the bench. The Pelicans outscored the Rockets 21-8 in 8 minutes with McCollum, Nance, Ingram, Williamson and Alvarado on the floor together. Alperen Sengun 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. The Pelicans’ chance bottomed out at 18% (4th quarter, 8:50 left). 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 86 shots: 0.9 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-26 | 76.9% | 67% |
| In the paint | 9-19 | 47.4% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 5-12 | 41.7% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-5 | 60.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-24 | 20.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 32 | 17 | 7-7 | +5 |
| Usman Garuba | 16 | 2 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Tari Eason | 11 | 3 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 5 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 4 | 1-1 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usman Garuba | 14 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 11 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Alperen Sengun | 9 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
| KJ Martin | 7 | 12 | 5-5 | +11 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 4 | 2-2 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Gordon | 24 | 9 | 3-6 | +1 |
| KJ Martin | 14 | 4 | 2-5 | −1 |
| Tari Eason | 11 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 9 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 4 | 2-5 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 24 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
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Highest Leverage Moments
Alvarado 27' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Williamson 6 AST)
Q4 1:39
20.1%
73→93
McCollum 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Alvarado 2 AST)
Q4 7:20
15.4%
40→55
Ingram 3' Driving Layup (14 PTS)
Q4 4:27
14.9%
62→77
Garuba 27' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Gordon 5 AST)
Q4 10:38
13.8%
43→30
Porter Jr. 4' Running Layup (23 PTS)
Q4 2:58
12.9%
66→53
