Game completed

Houston Rockets16-8128atNew Orleans Pelicans6-22133 winner

Thu, Dec 18, 8:00 PM ESTSmoothie King Center, New Orleans, LAGCSEN / WVUE · 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

Houston Rockets

128

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)

New Orleans Pelicans

133

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)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · NOP: 6
Biggest lead · HOU: 25
Times tied: 6
Lead changes: 4
Longest run · HOU: 13

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How they entered this matchup

Rest edge: NOPTravel tax: HOU

NOP has the rest edge with 97h between tipoffs, 26.5h more than HOU.
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.

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Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	HOU	NOP
Record	16-8	6-22
Days rest	2 days	3 days edge
Hours rest	70.5h	97h
Rest swing	-26.5h	+26.5h
Travel in	1,081 mi	835 mi edge
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	—	—
Fatigue Index	2	1 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

HOU carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 2 vs. NOP's 1.

How each side got here1,081 mi vs 835 mi

How each side got here

HOU

1,081 mi

Denver, CONew Orleans, LA

HOU came from Denver, CO with 1,081 mi of travel and +1h of time-zone change.

Denver, CO to New Orleans, LA

NOP

835 mi

Chicago, ILNew Orleans, LA

NOP came from Chicago, IL with 835 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Chicago, IL to New Orleans, LA

Where this game sitsroad 2 of 6 vs homestand 1 of 3

Where this game sits in the run

HOU

Road trip

HOU is on game 2 of 6 on the road, with 880 mi already behind it.

Game in segment2 of 6

Miles before tip880 mi

Segment miles4,301 mi

NOP

Homestand

NOP is in game 1 of 3 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 3

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

Local TV: NOPGCSEN / WVUEHOUSpace City Home Networkin-market
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Radio: HOU790 AM / S: KLTN TUDNSiriusXMNOPWWL 870 AM

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