Sun, Jan 18 · Regular season
Pelicans110atRockets119
01Box score
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 35 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7-15 | 3-8 | 4-4 | -16 |
| Yves Missi | 30 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +22 |
| Zion Williamson | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 2-3 | -17 |
| Saddiq Bey | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 4-4 | -22 |
| Derik Queen | 27 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -33 |
| Jordan Poole | 25 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 1-3 | -1 |
| Micah Peavy | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +17 |
| Karlo Matkovic | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +8 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1-1 | +7 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Team | 110 | 39 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 44-88 | 10-26 | 12-15 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 41 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11-21 | 7-13 | 3-4 | +17 |
| Amen Thompson | 40 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +21 |
| Kevin Durant | 36 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5-18 | 1-8 | 7-8 | +3 |
| Alperen Sengun | 33 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 3-5 | +8 |
| Steven Adams | 27 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +10 |
| Reed Sheppard | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 0-0 | -14 |
| Josh Okogie | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | -1 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | +6 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| JD Davison | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Team | 119 | 47 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 45-90 | 13-36 | 16-22 |
02Top performers
Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape
03Where the edges are
Pelicans edges
No clear mismatch in New Orleans' favor.
Rockets edges
- On offenseHouston's offense crashes the offensive glass (1st) against a New Orleans defense that gives up second chances (28th).
04Tale of the tape
| NOP | Rank | Stat | Rank | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115.4 | 20th | Offensive rating | 8th | 119.6 |
| 119.9 | 25th | Defensive rating | 7th | 114.2 |
| -4.5 | 21st | Net rating | 6th | +5.4 |
| 99.5 | 11th | Pace | 29th | 95.2 |
| 52.7 | 27th | Effective FG % | 17th | 54.2 |
| 11.7 | 9th | Turnover % | 20th | 12.6 |
| 27.0 | 8th | Offensive rebound % | 1st | 34.8 |
| 22.2 | 6th | Free throw rate | 19th | 19.9 |
| 55.5 | 22nd | Opponent eFG % | 6th | 53.0 |
| 11.8 | 19th | Forced turnover % | 21st | 11.6 |
| 71.4 | 28th | Defensive rebound % | 9th | 74.5 |
| 19.9 | 13th | Opponent FT rate | 5th | 18.9 |