Houston
Rockets
128
–
133
FINAL
New Orleans
Pelicans
Date
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 1OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 33 | 34 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 128 |
| NOP | 24 | 21 | 38 | 36 | 14 | 133 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Trey Murphy III
NOP
27
PTS
3
REB
2
AST
+0
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots5
Opp FG% When Defending70.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.27
Impact Composite42.6
Hustle: 9.5Defense: 33.1Impact: 0.0
69.2% FGonly 15 pts allowed on 54.8 possessions
Box Score MVP
Saddiq Bey
NOP
29
PTS
9
REB
1
AST
+21
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-18 (61.1%)
3PT3-5
FT4-4
TS%73.4%
eFG%69.4%
STL2
TOV1
ORTG141
DRTG107
NET+34
61.1% FG+21 plus/minusonly 20 pts allowed on 52.5 possessions
Box Score
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Sheppard | 26:57 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-12 | 33% | 3-10 | 30% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Josh Okogie | 30:10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-2 | 50% | 3-3 | 100% | +2 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 44:08 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5-18 | 28% | 1-6 | 17% | 1-2 | 50% | -5 |
| Alperen Sengun | 35:42 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11-26 | 42% | 0-4 | 0% | 6-10 | 60% | -5 |
| Amen Thompson | 40:36 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11-14 | 79% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Clint Capela | 6:40 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +2 |
| Kevin Durant | 42:41 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12-15 | 80% | 4-6 | 67% | 4-4 | 100% | -7 |
| Steven Adams | 27:49 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2-10 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-5 | 40% | +3 |
| Aaron Holiday | 10:18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| TOTAL | — | 128 | 58 | 25 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 50-107 | 47% | 10-32 | 31% | 18-27 | 67% | — |
Jeff Green —
JD Davison —
Tari Eason —
Jae'Sean Tate —
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Alvarado | 30:22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | +3 |
| Zion Williamson | 21:26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3-9 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -17 |
| Yves Missi | 6:24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Trey Murphy III | 38:29 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-13 | 69% | 2-2 | 100% | 7-7 | 100% | 0 |
| Jordan Poole | 24:32 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5-13 | 39% | 2-7 | 29% | 3-3 | 100% | -7 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Derik Queen | 35:21 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7-16 | 44% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | +18 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 20:12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +5 |
| Saddiq Bey | 34:19 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-18 | 61% | 3-5 | 60% | 4-4 | 100% | +21 |
| Herbert Jones | 38:13 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7-14 | 50% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +19 |
| Karlo Matković | 11:07 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| TOTAL | — | 133 | 41 | 13 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 49-97 | 51% | 11-27 | 41% | 24-28 | 86% | — |
Kevon Looney —
Jordan Hawkins —
DeAndre Jordan —
Micah Peavy —
Bryce McGowens —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
HOU50/107 (47%)
Paint
33/63 (52%)
Mid
10/24 (42%)
3PT
10/32 (31%)
RA 67%Paint 27%ATB3 30%Corner 3 33%Mid 71%
NOP49/97 (51%)
Paint
32/58 (55%)
Mid
8/15 (53%)
3PT
12/30 (40%)
RA 57%ATB3 37%Paint 54%Corner 3 46%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Trey Murphy III
defended Jabari Smith Jr.
5.3 min • 7 pts • 75%
Best Defender
Herbert Jones
held Kevin Durant
3.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Saddiq Bey
vs Jabari Smith Jr.
2.6 min • 6 pts • 75%
| NOP Defense | Aaron Holiday | Alperen Sengun | Amen Thompson | Clint Capela | Jabari Smith Jr. | Josh Okogie | Kevin Durant | Reed Sheppard | Steven Adams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | — | — | 3.4m 4pts 50% | — | 5.3m 7pts 75% | — | 2.2m 4pts 100% | — | — |
| Saddiq Bey | — | — | 1.6m 3pts 25% | — | 2.6m 6pts 75% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 5.1m 11pts 80% | — | — |
| Herbert Jones | — | 3.4m 7pts 75% | 1.2m 3pts 50% | — | 2.4m 4pts 50% | — | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Derik Queen | — | 2.7m 6pts 75% | 1.0m 4pts 50% | — | — | 3.3m 4pts 100% | — | — | 2.9m 2pts 25% |
| Jose Alvarado | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 4.0m 3pts 50% | — |
| Jordan Poole | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 4pts 50% | — | — | 1.8m 4pts 67% | 1.2m 3pts 33% | 1.2m 2pts 33% | — |
| Zion Williamson | — | 1.9m 6pts 60% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0m 3pts 33% |
| Jeremiah Fears | — | — | 2.4m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 50% | — |
| Karlo Matković | — | — | — | 1.6m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yves Missi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Bryce McGowens | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.1m 4pts 67% | 4.1m 17pts 63% | — | 1.0m 4pts 40% | 3.9m 6pts 33% | 3.0m 2pts 33% | 4.6m 4pts 40% | 2.7m 3pts 33% | 2.6m 4pts 33% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = HOU leads
NOP Largest Lead
6
Q1 3:45
HOU Largest Lead
25
Q3 0:58
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 10-0 run
Q1 4:11 – Q1 6:19
+3 → -4
HOU 13-0 run
Q1 4:11 – Q1 6:45
+3 → -7
NOP 9-0 run
Q4 0:56 – Q4 2:16
-14 → -7
NOP 11-0 run
Q4 0:56 – Q4 2:38
-14 → -5