Game completed
Houston Rockets16-8128at
New Orleans Pelicans6-22133
Thu, Dec 18, 8:00 PM ESTSmoothie King Center, New Orleans, LAGCSEN / WVUE · Pelicans+ · Space City Home Network
The box score
Final numbers
| Line score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 33 | 34 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 128 |
| NOP | 24 | 21 | 38 | 36 | 14 | 133 |
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin DurantSF | 43 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12-15 | 4-6 | 4-4 | -7 |
| Jabari Smith Jr.PF | 44 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-18 | 1-6 | 1-2 | -5 |
| Alperen SengunC | 36 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11-26 | 0-4 | 6-10 | -5 |
| Josh OkogieSG | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 3-3 | +2 |
| Amen ThompsonPG | 41 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11-14 | 0-1 | 1-1 | -9 |
| Steven Adams | 28 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 2-5 | +3 |
| Reed Sheppard | 27 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 3-10 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Aaron Holiday | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Clint Capela | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Team | 128 | 72 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 50-107 | 10-32 | 18-27 |
DNP: JD Davison, Tari Eason (injury), Jeff Green, Jae'Sean Tate, Isaiah Crawford, Dorian Finney-Smith (injury), Tyler Smith, Fred VanVleet (injury)
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy IIISF | 38 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9-13 | 2-2 | 7-7 | 0 |
| Saddiq BeyPF | 34 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11-18 | 3-5 | 4-4 | +21 |
| Derik QueenC | 35 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7-16 | 0-2 | 2-3 | +18 |
| Herbert JonesSG | 38 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7-14 | 2-6 | 2-2 | +19 |
| Jeremiah FearsPG | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | +5 |
| Zion Williamson | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | -17 |
| Jordan Poole | 25 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 3-3 | -7 |
| Jose Alvarado | 30 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Yves Missi | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Bryce McGowens | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Karlo Matković | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Team | 133 | 48 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 49-97 | 11-27 | 24-28 |
DNP: Jordan Hawkins, DeAndre Jordan, Kevon Looney, Micah Peavy, Trey Alexander (gleague twoway), Hunter Dickinson (gleague twoway), Dejounte Murray (injury)
Lead tracker
How the game flowed
- Biggest lead · NOP
- 6
- Biggest lead · HOU
- 25
- Times tied
- 6
- Lead changes
- 4
- Longest run · HOU
- 13
How they entered this matchup
Pregame context
- NOP has the rest edge with 3 days and 97h between games.
- HOU is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,081 mi from its previous stop.
- HOU is in game 2 of 6 on the road with 880 mi already logged before tip.
The numbers
Rest · travel · body clock
| Schedule spot | HOU | NOP |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 16-8 | 6-22 |
| Days rest | 2 days | 3 days |
| Hours rest | 70.5h | 97h |
| Rest swing | -26.5h | +26.5h |
| Travel in | 1,081 mi | 835 mi |
| Zone change | +1h | 0h |
| Body clock | 0h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 2 of 6 | Homestand · 1 of 3 |
| Miles before tip | 880 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | — | — |
How each side got here
Travel and map
HOU
1,081 miHOU came from Denver, CO with 1,081 mi of travel and +1h of time-zone change.
Denver, CO to New Orleans, LA
NOP
835 miNOP came from Chicago, IL with 835 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.
Chicago, IL to New Orleans, LA
Where this game sits in the run
Trip context
HOU
Road tripHOU is on game 2 of 6 on the road, with 880 mi already behind it.
NOP
HomestandNOP is in game 1 of 3 on this homestand.
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