Houston
Rockets
128
–
111
FINAL
New Orleans
Pelicans
Date
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 39 | 9 | 36 | 26 | 128 |
| NOP | 22 | 8 | 28 | 37 | 111 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Fred VanVleet
HOU
25
PTS
6
REB
4
AST
+14
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots1
Opp FG% When Defending54.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.41
Impact Composite33.9
Hustle: 3.5Defense: 27.8Impact: 2.7
7-12 from 3+14 plus/minusonly 17 pts allowed on 41.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jalen Green
HOU
30
PTS
2
REB
2
AST
+30
+/−
Game Performance
FG12-21 (57.1%)
3PT6-11
FT0-0
TS%71.4%
eFG%71.4%
STL2
TOV0
ORTG145
DRTG100
NET+45
30 points57.1% FG6-11 from 33 deflections+30 plus/minusonly 19 pts allowed on 52.9 possessions
Box Score
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 25:10 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5-11 | 46% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +19 |
| Reed Sheppard | 18:24 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-8 | 0% | 0-4 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -13 |
| Cam Whitmore | 27:14 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-16 | 56% | 4-8 | 50% | 5-6 | 83% | +8 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 28:19 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1-7 | 14% | 0-3 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +6 |
| Jeff Green | 8:54 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -11 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Amen Thompson | 30:36 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +22 |
| Jalen Green | 29:36 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12-21 | 57% | 6-11 | 55% | 0-0 | 0% | +30 |
| Jock Landale | 8:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Steven Adams | 10:48 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | +9 |
| Aaron Holiday | 8:54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -11 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 17:28 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +23 |
| Fred VanVleet | 25:43 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8-15 | 53% | 7-12 | 58% | 2-2 | 100% | +14 |
| TOTAL | — | 128 | 54 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 46-97 | 47% | 18-47 | 38% | 18-23 | 78% | — |
Tari Eason —
Dillon Brooks —
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Theis | 19:08 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -13 |
| Trey Murphy III | 29:36 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-16 | 44% | 4-9 | 44% | 3-3 | 100% | -30 |
| Dejounte Murray | 26:58 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7-15 | 47% | 2-5 | 40% | 1-2 | 50% | -20 |
| CJ McCollum | 26:51 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-12 | 42% | 2-5 | 40% | 1-2 | 50% | -13 |
| Yves Missi | 28:52 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Javonte Green | 19:11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-6 | 83% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Antonio Reeves | 8:54 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Herbert Jones | 30:52 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5-13 | 39% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | 12:41 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | +11 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 17:30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 13% | 0-6 | 0% | 3-5 | 60% | -23 |
| Brandon Boston | 19:27 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7-14 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | +11 |
| TOTAL | — | 111 | 44 | 17 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 43-99 | 43% | 12-37 | 32% | 13-18 | 72% | — |
Jose Alvarado —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
HOU46/97 (47%)
Paint
25/42 (60%)
Mid
5/14 (36%)
3PT
18/47 (38%)
ATB3 31%RA 78%Paint 25%Corner 3 64%Mid 43%
NOP43/99 (43%)
Paint
27/55 (49%)
Mid
6/13 (46%)
3PT
12/38 (32%)
RA 62%ATB3 19%Paint 30%Corner 3 58%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Trey Murphy III
defended Jalen Green
4.9 min • 10 pts • 67%
Best Defender
Dejounte Murray
held Amen Thompson
4.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Trey Murphy III
vs Jalen Green
4.9 min • 10 pts • 67%
| NOP Defense | Aaron Holiday | Alperen Sengun | Amen Thompson | Cam Whitmore | Fred VanVleet | Jabari Smith Jr. | Jae'Sean Tate | Jalen Green | Jeff Green | Jock Landale | Reed Sheppard | Steven Adams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yves Missi | — | 3.1m 2pts 50% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% |
| Trey Murphy III | — | — | 1.2m 3pts 25% | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 4.9m 10pts 67% | — | — | — | — |
| Herbert Jones | — | 4.1m 6pts 50% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.7m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CJ McCollum | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 3.9m 1pts 0% | 1.9m 4pts 67% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Dejounte Murray | — | — | 4.9m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 2pts 50% | 1.2m 9pts 60% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Boston | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 3pts 33% | — |
| Daniel Theis | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Jordan Hawkins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 1pts 0% | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | — | — | — | 1.0m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 3pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Javonte Green | — | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antonio Reeves | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 2pts 50% | — |
| Other | 2.2m 7pts 75% | 1.8m 15pts 67% | 1.4m 2pts 25% | 4.7m 5pts 25% | — | 2.6m 8pts 50% | 4.4m 2pts 20% | — | 1.7m 6pts 75% | 1.0m 7pts 75% | 1.9m 4pts 67% | 1.7m 5pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = HOU leads
NOP Largest Lead
0
Q1 0:00
HOU Largest Lead
30
Q3 11:45
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 9-0 run
Q1 8:58 – Q1 10:55
-6 → -14
HOU 12-0 run
Q1 8:58 – Q1 11:14
-6 → -17
HOU 8-0 run
Q3 2:48 – Q3 3:26
-18 → -24