Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Jan 4, 2023

FINAL

10-28HoustonRockets

108

24-14New OrleansPelicans

119

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	22	30	21	35	108
NOP	45	30	23	21	119

Game Recap

The Pelicans defeat the Rockets, 119-108. CJ McCollum led all scorers with 28 points, six assists and five 3PM for the Pelicans, while Jonas Valanciunas added 16 points and 17 rebounds in the victory. Jalen Green tallied 16 points, four rebounds and four assists for the Rockets in a losing effort. The Pelicans improve to 24-14 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 10-28.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
10Eric GordonSF	28	5-12	2-6	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	-17	13
1Jabari Smith Jr.PF	30	3-10	2-8	6-8	13	1	2	1	1	3	-1	14
28Alperen SengunC	21	5-11	0-0	3-3	4	5	2	1	1	3	-3	13
4Jalen GreenSG	32	5-15	2-8	4-4	4	4	0	1	1	0	-8	16
3Kevin Porter Jr.PG	30	4-11	2-7	1-2	3	5	1	0	2	2	-23	11
16Usman Garuba	10	1-2	0-0	0-0	5	2	1	0	4	4	-17	2
6KJ Martin	24	7-7	2-2	0-3	2	1	2	1	0	0	+2	16
0TyTy Washington Jr.	12	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	2	4	-1	0
17Tari Eason	15	2-5	0-0	0-2	4	3	1	0	0	2	-11	4
25Garrison Mathews	10	2-5	2-4	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	6
20Bruno Fernando	8	1-2	0-0	2-3	2	1	0	0	0	1	+2	4
9Josh Christopher	5	2-4	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	+9	4
15Daishen Nix	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	+9	0
51Boban Marjanovic	3	2-2	0-0	1-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	+4	5
TOTAL	-	39-8844.3%	12-3831.6%	18-2766.7%	43	25	10	4	13	22	-	108

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Trey Murphy IIISF	28	5-13	2-8	2-2	0	1	0	1	0	3	+1	14
8Naji MarshallPF	32	5-12	2-5	4-4	7	4	0	0	4	0	+11	16
17Jonas ValanciunasC	31	6-15	0-2	4-5	17	2	0	1	4	4	+4	16
5Herbert JonesSG	30	1-1	1-1	6-6	5	0	2	1	1	3	+5	9
3CJ McCollumPG	35	10-21	5-11	3-4	1	6	0	1	0	2	-3	28
15Jose Alvarado	21	5-9	3-6	0-0	2	5	0	0	0	2	+14	13
11Dyson Daniels	14	2-5	1-2	0-1	5	4	3	0	2	2	+10	5
10Jaxson Hayes	16	2-3	0-0	0-0	7	1	0	2	2	2	+7	4
9Willy Hernangomez	16	5-6	0-0	4-4	7	1	1	0	1	1	+7	14
4Devonte' Graham	12	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-1	0
13Kira Lewis Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Dereon Seabron	— did not play —												— did not play —
41Garrett Temple	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	41-8946.1%	14-3836.8%	23-2688.5%	51	25	6	6	14	19	-	119

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUNOP

(11:53) Jump Ball J. Valanciunas vs. A. Sengun: Tip to N. Marshall
+2 (11:37) C. McCollum 20' turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
02
(11:16) T. Murphy III shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Smith Jr. 2 FT)
(11:16) MISS J. Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2
(11:16) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (11:16) J. Smith Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
12
+3 (11:09) C. McCollum 25' 3PT pullup (5 PTS)
15
(10:50) MISS J. Green 9' turnaround Shot - blocked
(10:50) H. Jones BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:46) H. Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:38) MISS T. Murphy III driving DUNK
(10:33) H. Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:31) MISS J. Valanciunas driving Layup - blocked
(10:31) J. Smith Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:26) J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:22) MISS A. Sengun running Layup
(10:20) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:20) MISS A. Sengun tip Layup
(10:20) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:17) A. Sengun shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Marshall 2 FT)
+1 (10:17) N. Marshall Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
16
+1 (10:17) N. Marshall Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
17
(10:05) MISS K. Porter Jr. 13' Jump Shot
(10:01) H. Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (9:58) N. Marshall running Layup (4 PTS)
19
+2 (9:46) E. Gordon driving Layup (2 PTS) (J. Green 1 AST)
39
+2 (9:38) C. McCollum driving floating bank Jump Shot (7 PTS)
311
(9:13) MISS A. Sengun 7' Hook - blocked
(9:13) J. Valanciunas BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:13) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(8:48) MISS J. Valanciunas 15' Jump Shot
(8:45) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:29) J. Smith Jr. 26' 3PT (4 PTS)
611
+3 (8:09) T. Murphy III 28' 3PT (3 PTS) (C. McCollum 1 AST)
614
(7:54) MISS A. Sengun 8' driving Layup - blocked
(7:54) C. McCollum BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:51) N. Marshall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:49) T. Murphy III running DUNK (5 PTS) (N. Marshall 1 AST)
616
(7:48) HOU Timeout
+2 (7:29) K. Porter Jr. 13' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (A. Sengun 1 AST)
816
(7:08) N. Marshall bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:08) A. Sengun STEAL (1 STL)
(7:02) J. Smith Jr. bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:02) H. Jones STEAL (1 STL)
(6:56) MISS T. Murphy III 26' running 3PT
(6:56) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:56) J. Smith Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Valanciunas 2 FT)
+1 (6:56) J. Valanciunas Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
817
+1 (6:56) J. Valanciunas Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
818
(6:47) J. Alvarado personal FOUL (1 PF)
(6:37) MISS J. Green 13' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(6:32) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:23) MISS J. Valanciunas 6' turnaround Shot
(6:20) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:14) T. Murphy III defensive-3-second technical FOUL (1 Tech)
+1 (6:14) E. Gordon technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
918
(6:04) MISS J. Green 26' 3PT
(6:00) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(6:00) K. Porter Jr. personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (5:48) T. Murphy III 26' 3PT (8 PTS) (J. Alvarado 1 AST)
921
+2 (5:30) A. Sengun cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (K. Porter Jr. 1 AST)
1121
+2 (5:20) J. Valanciunas cutting Layup (4 PTS) (T. Murphy III 1 AST)
1123
(5:03) MISS E. Gordon driving floating Shot
(4:59) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (4:57) A. Sengun putback Layup (4 PTS)
1323
+3 (4:43) C. McCollum 26' 3PT (10 PTS) (J. Alvarado 2 AST)
1326
(4:27) H. Jones shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Porter Jr. 2 FT)
(4:27) H. Jones technical FOUL (1 Tech)
(4:27) NOP Timeout
+1 (4:27) J. Green technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (1 PTS)
1426
(4:27) MISS K. Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:27) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (4:27) K. Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
1526
(4:14) MISS C. McCollum 13' fadeaway Shot
(4:10) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (3:53) J. Green driving Layup (3 PTS)
1726
(3:44) MISS D. Daniels 26' 3PT
(3:41) U. Garuba REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:30) J. Green 24' 3PT pullup (6 PTS) (U. Garuba 1 AST)
2026
(3:15) MISS C. McCollum 25' 3PT
(3:13) C. McCollum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (3:10) J. Hayes cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (C. McCollum 2 AST)
2028
(2:51) MISS J. Green 26' step back 3PT
(2:48) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(2:45) U. Garuba shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (McCollum 2 FT)
+1 (2:45) C. McCollum Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
2029
+1 (2:45) C. McCollum Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
2030
+2 (2:27) K. Martin Jr. cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (U. Garuba 2 AST)
2230
(2:14) MISS C. McCollum driving floating bank Shot
(2:09) T. Washington Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:48) T. Washington Jr. charge offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(1:48) T. Washington Jr. offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (1:25) W. Hernangomez driving Hook (2 PTS) (D. Daniels 1 AST)
2232
(1:14) U. Garuba bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (1:01) N. Marshall driving finger roll Layup (6 PTS)
2234
(0:56) T. Washington Jr. bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(0:56) D. Daniels STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:55) D. Daniels running Layup (2 PTS)
2236
(0:55) T. Eason shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Daniels 1 FT)
(0:55) MISS D. Daniels Free Throw 1 of 1
(0:53) W. Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:44) W. Hernangomez cutting DUNK (4 PTS) (J. Alvarado 3 AST)
2238
(0:31) MISS K. Porter Jr. 25' step back 3PT
(0:27) J. Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:10) D. Daniels 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (J. Alvarado 4 AST)
2241
(0:06) U. Garuba off-the-ball offensive FOUL (2 PF)
(0:06) U. Garuba offensive foul TURNOVER (2 TO)
(0:06) TEAM delay-of-game VIOLATION
(0:06) S. Silas technical FOUL (1 Tech)
+1 (0:06) N. Marshall technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
2242
(0:06) S. Silas technical FOUL (2 Tech)
(0:06) Ejection S. Silas
+1 (0:06) N. Marshall technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
2243
+2 (0:02) J. Alvarado 10' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (D. Daniels 2 AST)
2245

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

NOP

108Points119

39-88(44.3%)Field Goal(%)41-89(46.1%)

12-38(31.6%)3-Point(%)14-38(36.8%)

18-27(66.7%)Free Throw(%)23-26(88.5%)

43(12)Rebounds(Offensive)51(15)

25Assists25

10Steals6

4Blocks6

13Turnovers14

22Fouls19

50Pts In The Paint50

17Fast Break Pts15

13Pts Off Turnovers25

41Bench Pts36

0Largest Lead31

Game Details

Wednesday, January 4, 2023 · 8:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 17,295 (97.2%)