New Orleans
Pelicans
110
–
119
FINAL
Houston
Rockets
Date
Sunday, January 18, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 30 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 110 |
| HOU | 32 | 32 | 23 | 32 | 119 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Amen Thompson
HOU
20
PTS
8
REB
6
AST
+21
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections4
Contested Shots2
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending76.9%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.29
Impact Composite49.7
Hustle: 14.0Defense: 32.4Impact: 3.3
71.4% FG4 deflections+21 plus/minusonly 20 pts allowed on 69.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jabari Smith Jr.
HOU
32
PTS
8
REB
0
AST
+17
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-21 (52.4%)
3PT7-13
FT3-4
TS%70.3%
eFG%69.0%
BLK1
TOV1
ORTG127
DRTG106
NET+22
32 points7-13 from 37 contested shots+17 plus/minusonly 28 pts allowed on 74.5 possessions
Box Score
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 30:25 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9-17 | 53% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | -17 |
| Trey Murphy III | 35:12 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7-15 | 47% | 3-8 | 38% | 4-4 | 100% | -16 |
| Derik Queen | 26:39 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7-12 | 58% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -33 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 10:24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Saddiq Bey | 29:13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-3 | 33% | 4-4 | 100% | -22 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Yves Missi | 30:27 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-8 | 63% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +22 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 12:51 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | +7 |
| Jordan Poole | 25:15 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-11 | 46% | 2-5 | 40% | 1-3 | 33% | -1 |
| Micah Peavy | 21:59 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +17 |
| Karlo Matković | 17:35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| TOTAL | — | 110 | 39 | 10 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 44-88 | 50% | 10-26 | 38% | 12-15 | 80% | — |
DeAndre Jordan —
Bryce McGowens —
Kevon Looney —
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 41:17 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11-21 | 52% | 7-13 | 54% | 3-4 | 75% | +17 |
| Kevin Durant | 36:04 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5-18 | 28% | 1-8 | 13% | 7-8 | 88% | +3 |
| Steven Adams | 27:25 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +10 |
| Alperen Sengun | 32:59 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9-15 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-5 | 60% | +8 |
| Amen Thompson | 40:05 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10-14 | 71% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +21 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| JD Davison | 4:09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Josh Okogie | 16:57 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | -1 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 15:53 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | +6 |
| Reed Sheppard | 17:33 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4-9 | 44% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| TOTAL | — | 119 | 47 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 45-90 | 50% | 13-36 | 36% | 16-22 | 73% | — |
Clint Capela —
Aaron Holiday —
Jeff Green —
Jae'Sean Tate —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NOP44/88 (50%)
Paint
32/54 (59%)
Mid
5/17 (29%)
3PT
10/27 (37%)
Paint 43%RA 74%ATB3 30%Mid 25%Corner 3 75%
HOU45/90 (50%)
Paint
29/45 (64%)
Mid
10/22 (45%)
3PT
13/36 (36%)
RA 64%ATB3 37%Paint 59%Corner 3 33%Mid 25%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Steven Adams
defended Yves Missi
5.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Best Defender
Steven Adams
held Yves Missi
5.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jabari Smith Jr.
vs Trey Murphy III
3.3 min • 14 pts • 71%
| HOU Defense | Derik Queen | Jeremiah Fears | Jordan Hawkins | Jordan Poole | Karlo Matković | Micah Peavy | Saddiq Bey | Trey Murphy III | Yves Missi | Zion Williamson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 1.5m 5pts 100% | 1.8m 2pts 50% | — | 1.6m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 3.3m 14pts 71% | 1.3m 3pts 33% | 5.2m 2pts 0% |
| Amen Thompson | 1.5m 4pts 100% | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 2pts 100% | — | 1.3m 2pts 50% | 3.5m 0pts 0% | 4.1m 6pts 75% | — | 1.7m 6pts 100% |
| Kevin Durant | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1m 2pts 50% | 3.3m 2pts 50% | 4.4m 2pts 0% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 6pts 40% |
| Alperen Sengun | 3.3m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8m 6pts 75% | — | 3.4m 4pts 40% | 3.2m 7pts 100% |
| Steven Adams | 4.4m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 5.4m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Reed Sheppard | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 2.2m 3pts 33% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Okogie | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jae'Sean Tate | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 2.3m 8pts 80% | 4.3m 6pts 33% | 1.2m 2pts 0% | 4.0m 7pts 60% | 2.3m 3pts 100% | 1.0m 2pts 100% | 2.0m 6pts 75% | 1.8m 8pts 60% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = NOP leads
HOU Largest Lead
19
Q4 5:51
NOP Largest Lead
3
Q2 4:15
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NOP 8-0 run
Q1 9:10 – Q1 10:51
+7 → +1
HOU 8-0 run
Q4 4:08 – Q4 5:14
+10 → +16
HOU 11-0 run
Q4 4:08 – Q4 5:51
+10 → +19
NOP 8-0 run
Q4 7:16 – Q4 8:54
+16 → +10