Houston
Rockets
106
–
104
FINAL
New Orleans
Pelicans
Date
Saturday, December 23, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 26 | 21 | 32 | 27 | 106 |
| NOP | 24 | 27 | 33 | 20 | 104 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jabari Smith Jr.
HOU
26
PTS
11
REB
2
AST
+1
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots8
Opp FG% When Defending88.9%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.39
Impact Composite42.7
Hustle: 14.0Defense: 28.6Impact: 0.1
Double-Double71.4% FG4-5 from 38 contested shotsonly 20 pts allowed on 51.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Alperen Sengun
HOU
37
PTS
11
REB
6
AST
-2
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-21 (52.4%)
3PT1-1
FT14-17
TS%65.0%
eFG%54.8%
STL1
BLK1
TOV2
ORTG108
DRTG112
NET-4
37 pointsDouble-Double3 deflections15 contested shotsonly 24 pts allowed on 53.2 possessions
Box Score
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred VanVleet | 35:45 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-11 | 27% | 2-7 | 29% | 2-3 | 67% | +1 |
| Dillon Brooks | 27:44 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Alperen Sengun | 38:25 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11-21 | 52% | 1-1 | 100% | 14-17 | 82% | -2 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 37:16 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10-14 | 71% | 4-5 | 80% | 2-3 | 67% | +1 |
| Jeff Green | 21:26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Amen Thompson | 10:29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | +3 |
| Jalen Green | 22:29 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2-8 | 25% | 0-4 | 0% | 5-6 | 83% | -2 |
| Tari Eason | 20:25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4-11 | 36% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Aaron Holiday | 15:17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +2 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 10:44 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 106 | 44 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 35-82 | 43% | 9-29 | 31% | 27-35 | 77% | — |
Cam Whitmore —
Nate Hinton —
Boban Marjanovic —
Jermaine Samuels Jr. —
Jock Landale —
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 34:26 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-11 | 36% | 3-7 | 43% | 3-3 | 100% | +4 |
| Naji Marshall | 12:17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | +4 |
| CJ McCollum | 33:43 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4-10 | 40% | 2-7 | 29% | 3-4 | 75% | -2 |
| Zion Williamson | 34:17 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11-16 | 69% | 1-2 | 50% | 5-10 | 50% | +2 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 25:42 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5-11 | 46% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Brandon Ingram | 36:11 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 7-9 | 78% | +2 |
| Dyson Daniels | 13:30 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Herbert Jones | 18:14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 25% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | 21:47 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Jose Alvarado | 9:53 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| TOTAL | — | 104 | 46 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 38-82 | 46% | 8-31 | 26% | 20-29 | 69% | — |
Kira Lewis Jr. —
Jordan Hawkins —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
HOU35/82 (43%)
Paint
23/46 (50%)
Mid
7/14 (50%)
3PT
9/29 (31%)
ATB3 35%RA 48%Paint 44%Mid 100%Corner 3 0%
NOP38/82 (46%)
Paint
29/45 (64%)
Mid
4/12 (33%)
3PT
8/31 (26%)
Paint 54%ATB3 25%RA 70%Corner 3 29%Mid 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jonas Valančiūnas
defended Alperen Sengun
7.4 min • 6 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Brandon Ingram
held Fred VanVleet
2.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Zion Williamson
vs Dillon Brooks
4.8 min • 14 pts • 100%
| NOP Defense | Aaron Holiday | Alperen Sengun | Amen Thompson | Dillon Brooks | Fred VanVleet | Jabari Smith Jr. | Jae'Sean Tate | Jalen Green | Jeff Green | Tari Eason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram | — | — | — | 4.2m 2pts 33% | 2.5m 0pts 0% | 4.2m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.7m 6pts 100% |
| Zion Williamson | — | 1.6m 6pts 60% | — | 4.8m 14pts 100% | — | 1.5m 6pts 100% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 2.0m 2pts 0% | — |
| Trey Murphy III | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 2pts 50% | 4.1m 3pts 50% | — | — | 1.8m 3pts 33% | 2.7m 3pts 0% |
| CJ McCollum | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.7m 2pts 100% | 1.1m 4pts 50% | 4.6m 5pts 67% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | — | 7.4m 6pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | — | 3.8m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — |
| Herbert Jones | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.4m 3pts 33% | — | — |
| Dyson Daniels | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Alvarado | 1.9m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Naji Marshall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Other | 2.8m 2pts 33% | 2.9m 11pts 50% | 1.1m 3pts 100% | 2.1m 5pts 67% | 2.7m 4pts 100% | 4.0m 5pts 40% | 2.4m 4pts 67% | 4.1m 2pts 0% | — | 2.8m 7pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = HOU leads
NOP Largest Lead
7
Q3 0:29
HOU Largest Lead
7
Q1 3:03
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NOP 8-0 run
Q1 3:19 – Q1 4:41
-5 → +1
HOU 8-0 run
Q1 5:05 – Q1 7:50
-1 → -7
NOP 10-0 run
Q2 9:54 – Q3 0:29
-1 → +7
HOU 8-0 run
Q4 0:31 – Q4 1:51
+5 → -2