New Orleans
Pelicans
117
–
146
FINAL
Houston
Rockets
Date
Saturday, March 8, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 28 | 25 | 25 | 34 | 117 |
| HOU | 39 | 25 | 35 | 37 | 146 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Amen Thompson
HOU
15
PTS
9
REB
11
AST
+39
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots3
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending62.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.24
Impact Composite49.3
Hustle: 8.0Defense: 34.5Impact: 6.8
Double-Double63.6% FG+39 plus/minusonly 11 pts allowed on 46.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Dillon Brooks
HOU
27
PTS
4
REB
3
AST
+16
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-14 (64.3%)
3PT7-11
FT2-2
TS%90.7%
eFG%89.3%
STL1
TOV0
ORTG140
DRTG106
NET+35
64.3% FG7-11 from 3+16 plus/minusonly 16 pts allowed on 39.9 possessions
Box Score
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 31:20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6-12 | 50% | 0-4 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -15 |
| CJ McCollum | 27:48 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6-13 | 46% | 4-7 | 57% | 1-2 | 50% | -16 |
| Jamal Cain | 7:44 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | +4 |
| Zion Williamson | 27:39 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10-19 | 53% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | -37 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 27:41 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-12 | 33% | 4-10 | 40% | 1-2 | 50% | -17 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Karlo Matković | 23:06 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-5 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -13 |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | 20:59 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -19 |
| Yves Missi | 27:57 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-7 | 86% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 22:23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0-5 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Jose Alvarado | 23:23 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | 44% | 2-7 | 29% | 1-1 | 100% | -16 |
| TOTAL | — | 117 | 44 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 48-99 | 48% | 12-34 | 35% | 9-16 | 56% | — |
Bruce Brown —
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Brooks | 25:07 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9-14 | 64% | 7-11 | 64% | 2-2 | 100% | +16 |
| Alperen Sengun | 31:47 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7-11 | 64% | 0-0 | 0% | 6-7 | 86% | +18 |
| Cam Whitmore | 7:44 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -4 |
| Nate Williams | 6:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 24:37 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-9 | 67% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +22 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Green | 5:43 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Amen Thompson | 33:16 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7-11 | 64% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +39 |
| Jalen Green | 27:32 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-15 | 33% | 2-7 | 29% | 2-2 | 100% | +16 |
| Tari Eason | 24:17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 55% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Jock Landale | 6:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Steven Adams | 18:16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +16 |
| Aaron Holiday | 24:11 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7-14 | 50% | 4-9 | 44% | 2-2 | 100% | +23 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 5:31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -4 |
| TOTAL | — | 146 | 48 | 15 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 55-99 | 56% | 17-40 | 43% | 19-21 | 90% | — |
Fred VanVleet —
Reed Sheppard —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NOP48/99 (48%)
Paint
35/59 (59%)
Mid
6/16 (38%)
3PT
12/34 (35%)
Paint 50%RA 68%ATB3 38%Corner 3 30%Mid 0%
HOU55/99 (56%)
Paint
36/50 (72%)
Mid
7/16 (44%)
3PT
17/42 (40%)
ATB3 36%Paint 59%RA 83%Mid 33%Corner 3 100%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Alperen Sengun
defended Kelly Olynyk
5.3 min • 2 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Amen Thompson
held Yves Missi
4.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Dillon Brooks
vs Zion Williamson
2.5 min • 8 pts • 50%
| HOU Defense | CJ McCollum | Jamal Cain | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | Jordan Hawkins | Jose Alvarado | Karlo Matković | Kelly Olynyk | Trey Murphy III | Yves Missi | Zion Williamson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | — | — | 2.2m 6pts 100% | — | — | 1.5m 8pts 67% | 5.3m 2pts 50% | — | 1.4m 2pts 100% | 1.9m 2pts 50% |
| Amen Thompson | — | — | — | 1.4m 1pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 4pts 100% | 4.0m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 6pts 75% |
| Jalen Green | 4.1m 8pts 43% | — | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Dillon Brooks | 2.8m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.9m 3pts 33% | — | 2.5m 8pts 50% |
| Tari Eason | 1.4m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0m 6pts 60% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% |
| Aaron Holiday | — | — | — | 4.3m 6pts 50% | 2.1m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven Adams | — | — | — | — | — | 3.8m 2pts 33% | — | — | 1.7m 2pts 100% | — |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.3m 4pts 67% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.9m 6pts 100% |
| Jock Landale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jeff Green | — | — | 1.4m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nate Williams | — | — | 1.2m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 2.9m 4pts 0% | 3.5m 11pts 80% | 4.6m 2pts 0% | — | 3.6m 12pts 57% | 3.6m 10pts 44% | 0.7m 2pts 50% | 3.0m 9pts 44% | 1.8m 4pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = NOP leads
HOU Largest Lead
37
Q4 10:01
NOP Largest Lead
0
Q1 0:00
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 9-0 run
Q1 11:24 – Q2 1:29
+9 → +16
NOP 8-0 run
Q2 6:40 – Q2 8:34
+19 → +12
NOP 11-0 run
Q2 6:40 – Q2 8:55
+19 → +9
HOU 9-0 run
Q3 0:37 – Q3 1:57
+16 → +20