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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 39 | 22 | 41 | 26 | 128 |
 Pelicans | 22 | 21 | 31 | 37 | 111 |
HOUTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 46-9747.4% | 18-4738.3% | 18-2378.3% | 54 | 19 | 15 |
| NOP | 43-9943.4% | 12-3732.4% | 13-1872.2% | 44 | 29 | 13 |
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Houston Rockets128| 31 | 9 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 0 | 1-2 | +22 | +3.3 | |||||||
| 30 | 30 | 12-21 | 6-11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +30 | +8.3 | |||||
| 28 | 6 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | +6 | −8.5 | ||||||
| 26 | 25 | 8-15 | 7-12, Season high (his best before, 6) | 2-2 | 0 | +14 | +9.7 | |||||||
| 25 | 10 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +19 | −0.3 | ||||||
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| 27 | 27, Career high (his best before, 25) | 9-16 | 4-8, Ties his career high | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | +8 | +7.7 | |||||
| 18 | 1 | 0-8 | 0-4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −13 | −7.4 | ||||||
| 17 | 10 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +23 | −1.6 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −1.3 | |||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −6.2 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −11 | +1.6 | ||||
| 9 | 6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +1.2 | ||||
| Team | 128 | 46-9747.4% | 18-4738.3% | 54 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 18-2378.3% | 18 | 7 | 9 | |||
Bench 48 points on 16 for 35 shooting
Did not play: Tari Eason and Dillon Brooks (injury/illness).
New Orleans Pelicans111| 31 | 10 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.2 | ||||||
| 30 | 21 | 7-16 | 4-9 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −30 | +1.7 | ||||||
| 29 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 27 | 17 | 7-15 | 2-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −20 | +2.2 | ||||||
| 27 | 13 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −2.6 | ||||||
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| 19 | 17 | 7-14 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 0 | +11 | +4.1 | |||||||
| 19 | 11 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −11 | +3.9 | ||||||
| 19 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | −13 | −3.2 | |||||||
| 18 | 5 | 1-8 | 0-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | −23 | −4.5 | |||
| 13 | 9 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +3.4 | ||||||
| 9 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −0.4 | |||||
| Team | 111 | 43-9943.4% | 12-3732.4% | 44 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 13-1872.2% | 17 | 12 | 2 | |||
Bench 48 points on 18 for 40 shooting
Did not play: Jose Alvarado (injury/illness).
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Fred VanVleet scored 25 points (21 on 7 3-pointers), and the Houston Rockets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 128-111 for their fourth straight win.
The Rockets took control with a 19-4 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 30.
Jalen Green scored 30 points (16 in the first quarter) with 6 3-pointers, and Cam Whitmore added a career-high 27 points off the bench. The Rockets had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Pelicans, Trey Murphy III scored 21 points. Brandon Boston scored 16 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter.
The Rockets shot 47.4% from the field and 38.3% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 43.4% and 32.4%. The Pelicans gave up 18 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Rockets missed. The Rockets outscored the Pelicans 21-5 in 4 minutes with Green, Tate, Sengun, Thompson and Whitmore on the floor together.
Houston RocketsNew Orleans PelicansPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
110 points from the field on 97 shots: 5.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-22 | 90.9% | 66% |
| In the paint | 5-20 | 25.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-8 | 37.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 7-11 | 63.6% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-36 | 30.6% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dejounte Murray | 14 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Herbert Jones | 13 | 11 | 4-6 | +7 |
| Trey Murphy III | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 7 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 12 | 5-8 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javonte Green | 12 | 3 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Brandon Boston | 10 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Herbert Jones | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 16 | 4-8 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 53 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Jones | 14 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| CJ McCollum | 9 | 6 | 2-5 | +4 |
| Dejounte Murray | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Trey Murphy III | 7 | 8 | 2-3 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 6 | 2-5 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 50 possessions. He usually scores about 12 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
Thompson 2' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Sengun 2 AST)
Q2 0:02
6.8%
21→14
Ja. Green 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (16 PTS)
Q1 0:46
6.4%
27→21
Murphy III 1' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Jones 4 AST)
Q2 2:13
6.3%
14→20
Robinson-Earl 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Missi 3 AST)
Q2 4:08
6.1%
14→21
Ja. Green 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS)
Q2 3:44
6.1%
21→14
