Houston
Rockets
109
–
97
FINAL
New Orleans
Pelicans
Date
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 13 | 25 | 33 | 18 | 109 |
| NOP | 22 | 25 | 15 | 22 | 97 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Amen Thompson
HOU
21
PTS
11
REB
2
AST
+10
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots3
Opp FG% When Defending83.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.31
Impact Composite41.4
Hustle: 8.5Defense: 31.4Impact: 1.5
Double-Double76.9% FG+10 plus/minusonly 21 pts allowed on 66.7 possessions
Box Score MVP
Alperen Sengun
HOU
22
PTS
6
REB
8
AST
+15
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-14 (78.6%)
3PT0-0
FT0-3
TS%71.8%
eFG%78.6%
STL3
BLK1
TOV4
ORTG116
DRTG100
NET+16
78.6% FG3 steals4 deflections9 contested shots+15 plus/minusonly 20 pts allowed on 53.0 possessions
Box Score
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Brooks | 36:15 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6-9 | 67% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-2 | 50% | -1 |
| Alperen Sengun | 36:22 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11-14 | 79% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | +15 |
| Reed Sheppard | 11:51 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 28:05 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-13 | 46% | 2-8 | 25% | 2-4 | 50% | +4 |
| Jeff Green | 5:08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Amen Thompson | 38:29 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10-13 | 77% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-4 | 25% | +10 |
| Jalen Green | 34:14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-10 | 30% | 2-7 | 29% | 1-1 | 100% | +8 |
| Tari Eason | 30:52 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7-14 | 50% | 4-8 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +9 |
| Steven Adams | 18:44 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +17 |
| TOTAL | — | 109 | 41 | 9 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 46-81 | 57% | 9-29 | 31% | 8-18 | 44% | — |
Cam Whitmore —
Nate Williams —
Jock Landale —
Aaron Holiday —
Jae'Sean Tate —
Fred VanVleet —
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 38:51 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9-15 | 60% | 3-8 | 38% | 5-5 | 100% | -9 |
| CJ McCollum | 33:46 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-15 | 33% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 22:46 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-1 | 100% | 3-4 | 75% | +9 |
| Yves Missi | 27:34 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-6 | 67% | -7 |
| Bruce Brown | 19:28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Karlo Matković | 21:23 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2-9 | 22% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -8 |
| Zion Williamson | 32:18 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5-15 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 10-12 | 83% | -18 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 20:49 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2-8 | 25% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | -8 |
| Jose Alvarado | 23:05 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-9 | 33% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| TOTAL | — | 97 | 41 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 31-83 | 37% | 9-27 | 33% | 26-33 | 79% | — |
Brandon Boston —
Jamal Cain —
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
HOU46/81 (57%)
Paint
32/45 (71%)
Mid
10/14 (71%)
3PT
9/29 (31%)
RA 71%ATB3 32%Paint 77%Corner 3 29%Mid 50%
NOP31/83 (37%)
Paint
22/55 (40%)
Mid
2/11 (18%)
3PT
9/27 (33%)
RA 50%ATB3 36%Paint 21%Corner 3 20%Mid 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
CJ McCollum
defended Amen Thompson
7.5 min • 5 pts • 29%
Best Defender
Bruce Brown
held Jalen Green
3.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Trey Murphy III
vs Jalen Green
3.0 min • 9 pts • 80%
| NOP Defense | Alperen Sengun | Amen Thompson | Dillon Brooks | Jabari Smith Jr. | Jalen Green | Jeff Green | Reed Sheppard | Steven Adams | Tari Eason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 1.1m 6pts 50% | 2.1m 0pts 0% | 4.1m 4pts 100% | 1.1m 3pts 100% | 3.0m 9pts 80% | — | — | — | 3.9m 5pts 50% |
| Zion Williamson | 2.1m 3pts 33% | — | 4.6m 7pts 33% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 3.2m 6pts 33% |
| CJ McCollum | — | 7.5m 5pts 29% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.8m 6pts 40% |
| Yves Missi | 6.0m 8pts 100% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 2pts 0% | — |
| Karlo Matković | 1.9m 2pts 25% | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | 4.0m 2pts 33% | — |
| Jordan Hawkins | — | 1.9m 3pts 100% | — | 2.8m 2pts 33% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Kelly Olynyk | — | 1.0m 3pts 50% | — | 3.1m 4pts 50% | 1.1m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Alvarado | — | — | — | — | 2.5m 2pts 20% | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Bruce Brown | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 3.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.4m 2pts 50% | — | 4.1m 7pts 50% | 2.1m 2pts 100% | 1.3m 2pts 50% | 2.2m 2pts 0% | 2.2m 3pts 0% | 1.9m 4pts 25% | 3.6m 2pts 33% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = HOU leads
NOP Largest Lead
11
Q1 6:22
HOU Largest Lead
17
Q3 11:38
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NOP 8-0 run
Q1 5:08 – Q1 6:22
+6 → +11
HOU 9-0 run
Q2 11:11 – Q3 0:57
+5 → -2
HOU 11-0 run
Q2 11:11 – Q3 1:16
+5 → -4
HOU 9-0 run
Q3 10:32 – Q3 11:38
-13 → -16