Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Mar 13, 2022

FINAL

17-51HoustonRockets

105

28-40New OrleansPelicans

130

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	32	23	17	33	105
NOP	29	39	30	32	130

Game Recap

The Pelicans defeated the Rockets, 130-105. Jonas Valanciunas led the Pelicans with 32 points and 10 rebounds, while Jose Alvarado added 16 points, 10 assists and six steals in the victory. Jalen Green tallied 17 points and four assists for the Rockets in the losing effort. The Pelicans improve to 28-40 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 17-51.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Garrison MathewsSF	28	2-3	1-2	2-4	0	0	0	0	1	1	-21	7
8Jae'Sean TatePF	19	6-10	2-5	0-0	2	0	0	0	3	4	-11	14
35Christian WoodC	25	3-9	0-2	2-2	12	4	0	1	2	3	-23	8
3Kevin Porter Jr.SG	26	2-9	1-5	1-3	6	5	0	1	5	3	-20	6
0Jalen GreenPG	27	6-13	2-5	3-3	2	4	1	0	4	1	-18	17
28Alperen Sengun	14	4-6	1-1	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	6	-4	9
9Josh Christopher	26	5-9	1-4	2-4	5	2	0	0	4	1	-8	13
6KJ Martin	26	2-6	0-2	1-1	1	2	0	0	1	3	-14	5
15Daishen Nix	21	3-5	1-2	1-2	2	5	0	0	2	0	-5	8
2David Nwaba	13	5-6	2-2	3-6	1	1	1	1	0	1	-3	15
20Bruno Fernando	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	-1	0
16Usman Garuba	6	1-1	1-1	0-0	3	0	1	1	1	1	+3	3
10Eric Gordon	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-7750.6%	12-3138.7%	15-2560.0%	39	24	3	4	24	26	-	105

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Naji MarshallSF	37	6-12	1-5	4-6	10	2	2	0	2	2	+18	17
10Jaxson HayesPF	26	6-8	2-3	7-9	6	0	2	1	1	4	+17	21
17Jonas ValanciunasC	26	12-18	1-3	7-7	10	3	1	1	1	3	+14	32
5Herbert JonesSG	29	3-11	0-4	1-2	3	2	1	0	4	5	+19	7
4Devonte' GrahamPG	27	3-9	2-6	2-2	1	7	2	0	1	1	+12	10
9Willy Hernangomez	17	4-6	1-1	3-4	6	4	1	1	1	0	+10	12
15Jose Alvarado	30	7-14	2-6	0-0	2	10	6	0	0	3	+24	16
25Trey Murphy III	21	4-7	0-2	0-1	4	2	1	0	0	1	+8	8
6Tyrone Wallace	19	3-6	1-2	0-3	2	0	0	0	0	1	+2	7
24Alize Johnson	4	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	+1	0
12Gary Clark	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Tony Snell	— did not play —												— did not play —
41Garrett Temple	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	48-9351.6%	10-3231.3%	24-3470.6%	45	30	17	3	10	20	-	130

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUNOP

(11:57) Jump Ball Valanciunas vs. Wood: Tip to Graham
(11:43) MISS Jones 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(11:42) Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:29) Green 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
20
+2 (11:19) Valanciunas 14' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Graham 1 AST)
22
+3 (11:00) Tate 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Green 1 AST)
52
+3 (10:49) Valanciunas 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Graham 2 AST)
55
(10:34) MISS Wood 20' Step Back Jump Shot
(10:29) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:18) MISS Valanciunas 7' Turnaround Hook Shot
(10:16) Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:11) Green 18' Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Wood 1 AST)
75
(9:54) Tate S.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Ford)
+1 (9:54) Hayes Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
76
+1 (9:54) Hayes Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
77
(9:46) MISS Green 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:42) Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:36) Wood S.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Ford)
(9:36) MISS Jones Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:36) PELICANS Rebound
+1 (9:36) Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
78
(9:23) MISS Tate 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:19) Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:12) MISS Graham 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:09) Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:57) MISS Porter Jr. 16' Fadeaway Jumper
(8:53) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:49) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T3) (N.Buchert)
+1 (8:49) Hayes Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
79
+1 (8:49) Hayes Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
710
(8:35) MISS Wood 1' Layup
(8:30) Wood REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (8:30) Wood Putback Dunk (2 PTS)
910
(8:25) Jones OFF.Foul (P1) (B.Schwab)
(8:25) Jones Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:13) PELICANS T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Marshall ) (N.Buchert)
+1 (8:13) Mathews Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
1010
(8:03) Porter Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:03) Valanciunas STEAL (1 STL)
(8:00) Jones Discontinue Dribble Turnover (P2.T2)
+2 (7:48) Wood 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Green 2 AST)
1210
(7:27) MISS Valanciunas 6' Layup
(7:24) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (7:24) Valanciunas Putback Dunk (7 PTS)
1212
+2 (7:09) Wood 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS) (Green 3 AST)
1412
(7:00) MISS Valanciunas 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:57) Wood REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(6:47) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:46) Green 2' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
1612
(6:46) Alvarado S.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Ford)
+1 (6:46) Green Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
1712
+3 (6:32) Graham 26' 3PT Turnaround Fadeaway (3 PTS)
1715
(6:12) MISS Green 19' Step Back Jump Shot
(6:09) Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:05) Jones Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T3)
(6:05) Green STEAL (1 STL)
(5:59) MISS Porter Jr. 2' Running Layup
(5:58) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:58) Green P.FOUL (P1.T4) (T.Ford)
+3 (5:46) Graham 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1718
(5:24) Green Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:24) Alvarado STEAL (1 STL)
(5:11) MISS Graham 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:07) Wood REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
(4:59) Mathews Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:59) Graham STEAL (1 STL)
(4:52) MISS Murphy III 3' Running Layup
(4:49) Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:49) Hernangomez Putback Layup (2 PTS)
1720
(4:42) Porter Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)
(4:42) Alvarado STEAL (2 STL)
(4:38) MISS Murphy III 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:35) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:22) Tate 2' Layup (5 PTS) (Wood 2 AST)
1920
(4:06) MISS Jones 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:02) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (3:50) Tate 3' Layup (7 PTS) (Porter Jr. 2 AST)
2120
(3:43) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+2 (3:31) Alvarado 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Hernangomez 1 AST)
2122
+3 (3:09) Christopher 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wood 3 AST)
2422
(2:51) MISS Alvarado 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:49) Wood REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
(2:45) Christopher OFF.Foul (P1) (N.Buchert)
(2:45) Christopher Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T5)
(2:32) MISS Marshall 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:29) Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(2:29) MISS Hernangomez Tip Layup Shot
(2:29) Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(2:29) MISS Hernangomez Tip Layup Shot
(2:29) PELICANS Rebound
(2:29) Martin Jr. L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (T.Ford)
+1 (2:29) Hernangomez Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2423
+1 (2:29) Hernangomez Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2424
(2:04) MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:00) Alvarado REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:42) Sengun S.FOUL (P1.PN) (N.Buchert)
(1:42) MISS Hernangomez Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:42) PELICANS Rebound
+1 (1:42) Hernangomez Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2425
+2 (1:22) Sengun 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
2625
(1:14) MISS Murphy III 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:10) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:08) Alvarado P.FOUL (P2.T2) (T.Ford)
+2 (1:02) Nix 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Martin Jr. 1 AST)
2825
(0:44) MISS Alvarado 3PT Jump Shot
(0:41) Christopher REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:37) Murphy III S.FOUL (P1.PN) (B.Schwab)
(0:37) MISS Christopher Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:37) Rockets Rebound
+1 (0:37) Christopher Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2925
+2 (0:31) Alvarado 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
2927
+3 (0:06) Sengun 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Martin Jr. 2 AST)
3227
+2 (0:00) Alvarado 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS)
3229

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

NOP

105Points130

39-77(50.6%)Field Goal(%)48-93(51.6%)

12-31(38.7%)3-Point(%)10-32(31.3%)

15-25(60.0%)Free Throw(%)24-34(70.6%)

39(9)Rebounds(Offensive)45(14)

24Assists30

3Steals17

4Blocks3

24Turnovers10

26Fouls20

52Pts In The Paint64

8Fast Break Pts17

9Pts Off Turnovers30

53Bench Pts43

6Largest Lead30

Game Details

Sunday, March 13, 2022 · 7:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 15,683 (88.2%)