Game completed

Houston Rockets3-0130atNew Orleans Pelicans2-1128

Tue, Oct 14, 8:00 PM EDTLegacy Arena at the BJCC, Birmingham, ALGCSEN · Pelicans+ · Space City Home Network

The box score

Final numbers

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
HOU	26	34	42	28	130
NOP	28	31	29	40	128

Houston Rockets

130

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jabari Smith Jr.SF	22	26	5	1	1	1	1	7-16	4-10	8-8	+23
Alperen SengunPF	27	8	12	7	2	1	6	3-8	0-1	2-2	+17
Steven AdamsC	24	2	9	1	1	1	0	1-4	0-0	0-0	+26
Kevin DurantSG	28	15	4	2	0	1	1	6-13	0-3	3-4	+13
Amen ThompsonPG	24	21	5	3	0	0	3	5-8	2-3	9-9	+11
Tari Eason	21	20	1	0	2	1	1	9-15	0-4	2-3	-1
Clint Capela	21	6	6	1	0	1	0	3-3	0-0	0-0	-23
Josh Okogie	20	9	3	3	1	0	0	4-8	1-3	0-0	-23
Reed Sheppard	19	13	3	2	1	1	4	4-8	3-6	2-2	-3
Aaron Holiday	14	7	0	4	0	0	0	3-7	1-4	0-0	-13
JD Davison	12	3	0	2	1	0	1	1-4	0-1	1-2	-12
Jeff Green	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	-7
Isaiah Crawford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2
Team		130	58	26	9	7	17	46-97	11-36	27-30

DNP: Kevon Harris, Cameron Matthews, Dorian Finney-Smith (coach), Jae'Sean Tate (coach), Fred VanVleet (coach)

New Orleans Pelicans

128

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Trey Murphy IIISF	24	11	4	1	2	0	1	5-10	1-5	0-0	-20
Zion WilliamsonPF	23	13	3	4	4	0	1	6-11	0-0	1-3	-22
Yves MissiC	22	10	10	0	0	2	3	5-8	0-0	0-0	-7
Herbert JonesSG	24	10	2	1	1	0	0	4-13	1-6	1-1	-8
Jordan PoolePG	21	10	2	3	0	1	1	3-10	2-6	2-2	-11
Saddiq Bey	25	16	5	3	0	1	0	4-10	1-5	7-7	+13
Jeremiah Fears	22	20	6	4	2	0	3	8-15	2-6	2-2	+4
Karlo Matković	9	3	2	1	0	0	0	1-2	1-1	0-0	-1
Jordan Hawkins	19	13	2	0	1	0	2	3-7	1-4	6-6	+19
Jose Alvarado	15	8	3	2	1	0	2	2-7	0-4	4-4	-8
Hunter Dickinson	16	4	4	1	0	0	1	2-3	0-0	0-0	+8
Micah Peavy	12	4	2	1	0	0	1	2-3	0-1	0-0	+12
Bryce McGowens	7	6	1	0	0	0	1	2-2	0-0	2-2	+11
Team		128	52	21	11	4	16	47-101	9-38	25-27

DNP: Trey Alexander, Christian Shumate, Jaden Springer, Kevon Looney (injury), Dejounte Murray (injury), Derik Queen (injury)

Lead tracker

How the game flowed

Biggest lead · NOP: 2
Biggest lead · HOU: 17
Times tied: 3
Lead changes: 6
Longest run · HOU: 15

How they entered this matchup

Pregame context

Rest edge: NOPTravel tax: NOPBody clock: NOP

NOP has the rest edge with 8 days and 237h between games.
NOP is carrying the heavier travel load at 9,552 mi from its previous stop.
NOP is dealing with west-to-east pressure: 0h on the body clock and -16h of zone shift.
HOU is in game 1 of 3 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.

The numbers

Rest · travel · body clock

Schedule spot	HOU	NOP
Record	3-0	2-1
Days rest	5 days	8 days
Hours rest	144h	237h
Rest swing	-93h	+93h
Travel in	566 mi	9,552 mi
Zone change	0h	-16h
Body clock	0h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 3	Homestand · 3 of 3
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	—

How each side got here

Travel and map

HOU

566 mi

Houston, TXBirmingham, AL

HOU came from Houston, TX with 566 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Houston, TX to Birmingham, AL

NOP

9,552 mi

Long-haul routeThis trip runs beyond the map inset — the mileage and time zones are still tracked below.

MelbourneBirmingham, AL

NOP came from Melbourne with 9,552 mi of travel and -16h of time-zone change.

Melbourne to Birmingham, AL

Where this game sits in the run

Trip context

HOU

Road trip

HOU is on game 1 of 3 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 3

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles1,461 mi

NOP

Homestand

NOP is in game 3 of 3 on this homestand.

Game in segment3 of 3

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

TV · streaming · radio

Local TV: NOPGCSENHOUSpace City Home Networkin-market
Team streams: NOPPelicans+in-market
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Radio: HOU790 AM / S: 93.3 FM

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