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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 26 | 28 | 36 | 22 | 112 |
 Rockets | 31 | 18 | 31 | 34 | 114 |
NOPTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 39-8247.6% | 12-2842.9% | 22-2588.0% | 35 | 22 | 9 |
| HOU | 43-8848.9% | 11-3234.4% | 17-2470.8% | 52 | 20 | 12 |
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Houston Rockets114| 40 | 25 | 10-20 | 1-7 | 4-6 | 0 | +3 | +2.8 | |||||||
| 39 | 20 | 6-14 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +1.1 | ||||||
| 36 | 17 | 8-17 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | −2.7 | |||||||
| 30 | 14 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | −27 | +2.4 | |||
| 29 | 11 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | −18 | −0.3 | ||||||||
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| 22 | 9 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | +29 | +0.9 | |||||||
| 21 | 12 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | +17 | +6.2 | ||||||
| 12 | 6 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.4 | ||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | −2.4 | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.2 | ||
| Team | 114 | 43-8848.9% | 11-3234.4% | 52 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 17-2470.8% | 15 | 9 | 3 | |||
Bench 27 points on 10 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Frank Kaminsky and Daishen Nix (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans112| 39 | 14 | 5-12 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0 | +18 | −1.0 | |||||||
| 38 | 31 | 9-20 | 3-5 | 10-11 | 0 | +1 | +1.5 | |||||||
| 37 | 13 | 4-11 | 4-10 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +19 | −2.7 | |||||
| 34 | 22 | 10-16 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +15 | +7.8 | |||||
| 28 | 9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | +8 | +1.6 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 8 | 3-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −23 | −4.3 | ||||||
| 19 | 13 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | −14 | +1.7 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −17 | +0.5 | |||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −4.8 | |||
| Team | 112 | 39-8247.6% | 12-2842.9% | 35 | 22 | 9 | 17 | 22-2588.0% | 8 | 8 | 5 | |||
Bench 23 points on 8 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Kira Lewis Jr., Willy Hernangomez, Jaxson Hayes and Garrett Temple (coach’s decision).
Rockets114Pelicans112ClickTap 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.
Jabari Smith Jr. made a 29-foot pull-up 3-pointer on a pass from Jae'Sean Tate with 0.4 seconds left, and the Houston Rockets rallied from 16 points down in the third quarter to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 114-112.
The Rockets trailed 89-73 with 2:13 left in the third quarter. They were still down 99-84 with 9:11 left in the fourth quarter, with a 4.9% chance to win, and outscored the Pelicans 30-13 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Rockets outscored the Pelicans 13-9. KJ Martin scored 6 of the Rockets’ 13 on 2 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Jalen Green had 25 points (16 in the paint) and 6 assists. Kevin Porter Jr. added 20 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 6 assists. Tate added 12 points off the bench, and Smith had 11 points and 8 rebounds.
For the Pelicans, Brandon Ingram had 31 points and 6 assists, and Jonas Valančiūnas added 22 points, 17 rebounds and a season-high 4 blocks.
The Pelicans gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Rockets missed. The Rockets’ starters were outscored 63-42 in 21 minutes 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 4.9% (4th quarter, 9:11 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
97 points from the field on 88 shots: about what the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-28 | 75.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 10-24 | 41.7% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 1-4 | 25.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-6 | 16.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-26 | 38.5% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Jones | 28 | 0 | 0-2 | −9 |
| Josh Richardson | 16 | 2 | 1-1 | −3 |
| Naji Marshall | 9 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Trey Murphy III | 7 | 8 | 3-5 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 11 | 5-11 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ McCollum | 31 | 3 | 1-2 | −6 |
| Trey Murphy III | 10 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Josh Richardson | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Brandon Ingram | 7 | 3 | 1-4 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 11 | 3-6 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 37 | 9 | 4-12 | −1 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 16 | 4 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Brandon Ingram | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Naji Marshall | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 20 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
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Highest Leverage Moments
Smith Jr. 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Tate 5 AST)
Q4 0:00
80.3%
14→95
Martin Jr. Tip Layup Shot (12 PTS)
Q4 3:30
17.5%
29→47
Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (20 PTS)
Q4 2:13
16.8%
10→27
Murphy III 27' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Ingram 6 AST)
Q4 2:49
16.0%
29→13
Green 22' Jump Shot (25 PTS) (Porter Jr. 6 AST)
Q4 0:36
15.8%
14→30
