New Orleans Pelicans vs. Houston Rockets

Mar 17, 2023

FINAL

33-37New OrleansPelicans

112

18-52HoustonRockets

114

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NOP	26	28	36	22	112
HOU	31	18	31	34	114

Game Recap

Jabari Smith Jr. hit a right wing three with 0.4 remaining in regulation to lift the Rockets over the Pelicans, 114-112. Smith Jr. recorded 11 points and eight rebounds for the Rockets, while Jalen Green (25 points, seven rebounds, six assists) and Kevin Porter Jr. (20 points, six assists) added a combined 45 points in the victory. Brandon Ingram (31 points, six assists) and Jonas Valanciunas (22 points, 17 rebounds) combined for 53 points for the Pelicans in the losing effort. The Rockets improve to 18-52, while the Pelicans fall to 33-37.

Player Stats

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Trey Murphy IIISF	37	4-11	4-10	1-1	4	2	1	0	0	2	+19	13
14Brandon IngramPF	38	9-20	3-5	10-11	4	6	0	1	4	2	+1	31
17Jonas ValanciunasC	34	10-16	0-2	2-2	17	0	0	4	0	2	+15	22
5Herbert JonesSG	28	3-4	0-0	3-4	1	1	4	0	0	5	+8	9
3CJ McCollumPG	39	5-12	3-6	1-2	5	6	1	0	1	2	+18	14
2Josh Richardson	25	3-9	2-4	0-0	2	4	0	0	1	3	-23	8
11Dyson Daniels	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	3	1	-17	0
22Larry Nance Jr.	13	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	0	-17	2
8Naji Marshall	19	4-8	0-1	5-5	1	1	1	0	0	0	-14	13
10Jaxson Hayes	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Willy Hernangomez	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Kira Lewis Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
41Garrett Temple	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-8247.6%	12-2842.9%	22-2588.0%	35	22	8	5	9	17	-	112

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
6KJ MartinSF	30	4-7	1-2	5-6	6	0	0	0	0	0	-27	14
1Jabari Smith Jr.PF	28	5-8	1-3	0-0	8	1	1	1	2	4	-18	11
28Alperen SengunC	36	8-17	1-1	0-0	11	1	2	0	2	5	+2	17
4Jalen GreenSG	40	10-20	1-7	4-6	7	6	1	0	1	3	+3	25
3Kevin Porter Jr.PG	38	6-14	5-12	3-5	4	6	2	0	3	1	+3	20
8Jae'Sean Tate	21	4-6	1-2	3-5	6	5	0	1	0	1	+17	12
17Tari Eason	22	4-8	1-2	0-0	5	0	2	1	1	2	+29	9
16Usman Garuba	7	0-2	0-1	0-0	4	0	1	0	2	2	+1	0
9Josh Christopher	11	2-6	0-2	2-2	0	1	0	0	1	1	+3	6
51Boban Marjanovic	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0
33Frank Kaminsky	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Daishen Nix	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	43-8848.9%	11-3234.4%	17-2470.8%	52	20	9	3	12	19	-	114

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNOPHOU

(11:58) Jump Ball J. Valanciunas vs. J. Smith Jr.: Tip to C. McCollum
+2 (11:36) J. Valanciunas turnaround Hook (2 PTS)
20
(11:08) MISS A. Sengun turnaround Hook
(11:07) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:04) MISS K. Porter Jr. 3PT
(11:03) K. Martin Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:59) K. Martin Jr. driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
22
+2 (10:51) B. Ingram 10' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
42
(10:32) MISS J. Green 25' step back 3PT
(10:31) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:18) MISS J. Valanciunas 14' Jump Shot
(10:17) J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:55) MISS J. Green 14' pullup Shot
(9:54) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (9:45) B. Ingram 27' 3PT (5 PTS) (C. McCollum 1 AST)
72
(9:21) MISS K. Martin Jr. Hook
(9:19) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (9:14) B. Ingram running reverse Layup (7 PTS) (C. McCollum 2 AST)
92
(8:57) H. Jones personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (8:48) K. Martin Jr. 3PT (5 PTS) (K. Porter Jr. 1 AST)
95
(8:39) J. Green shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jones 2 FT)
+1 (8:39) H. Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
105
+1 (8:39) H. Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
115
+2 (8:27) A. Sengun driving Layup (2 PTS) (K. Porter Jr. 2 AST)
117
+3 (8:10) C. McCollum 3PT (3 PTS) (T. Murphy III 1 AST)
147
(7:54) MISS K. Porter Jr. 25' pullup 3PT
(7:52) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(7:39) MISS J. Valanciunas 7' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(7:37) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:27) MISS K. Porter Jr. driving Layup
(7:25) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
+3 (7:21) T. Murphy III 27' 3PT running pullup (3 PTS) (C. McCollum 3 AST)
177
(7:06) H. Jones personal FOUL (2 PF)
(6:58) J. Richardson shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Green 2 FT)
(6:58) HOU Timeout
+1 (6:58) J. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
178
(6:58) MISS J. Green Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:58) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
+3 (6:40) B. Ingram 26' 3PT (10 PTS) (J. Richardson 1 AST)
208
(6:19) MISS A. Sengun 6' turnaround Hook
(6:17) B. Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:13) MISS B. Ingram 9' running pullup Shot
(6:11) J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:54) J. Smith Jr. 12' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Green 1 AST)
2010
+3 (5:39) T. Murphy III 26' 3PT (6 PTS) (J. Richardson 2 AST)
2310
+2 (5:26) J. Green driving reverse Layup (3 PTS)
2312
+3 (5:10) J. Richardson 29' 3PT (3 PTS) (C. McCollum 4 AST)
2612
+2 (4:45) A. Sengun turnaround bank Hook (4 PTS)
2614
(4:35) J. Smith Jr. personal FOUL (1 PF)
(4:22) MISS J. Richardson 20' pullup Shot
(4:20) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(3:57) MISS T. Eason 18' pullup Shot
(3:57) J. Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (3:48) J. Green tip DUNK (5 PTS)
2616
(3:42) D. Daniels lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:42) T. Eason STEAL (1 STL)
(3:39) T. Murphy III shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Tate 2 FT)
(3:39) MISS J. Tate Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:39) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (3:39) J. Tate Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2617
(3:22) MISS B. Ingram 27' 3PT
(3:21) J. Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (3:15) J. Green 26' 3PT pullup (8 PTS)
2620
(2:53) MISS B. Ingram 11' pullup Shot
(2:52) J. Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (2:43) K. Porter Jr. driving DUNK (2 PTS)
2622
(2:43) NOP Timeout
(2:28) MISS J. Richardson driving finger roll Layup
(2:27) J. Tate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:19) J. Tate driving finger roll Layup (3 PTS) (J. Green 2 AST)
2624
(1:58) D. Daniels bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(1:58) J. Green STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:55) T. Eason running finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
2626
(1:55) J. Richardson defensive goaltending VIOLATION
(1:30) J. Richardson lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:30) K. Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(1:18) MISS J. Green 3PT
(1:17) J. Richardson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:03) D. Daniels bad pass TURNOVER (3 TO)
(1:03) A. Sengun STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:59) A. Sengun running Layup (6 PTS)
2628
(0:38) MISS N. Marshall reverse Layup
(0:35) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(0:31) D. Daniels shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Porter Jr. 3 FT)
+1 (0:31) K. Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 3 (3 PTS)
2629
+1 (0:31) K. Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 3 (4 PTS)
2630
+1 (0:31) K. Porter Jr. Free Throw 3 of 3 (5 PTS)
2631
(0:12) MISS C. McCollum driving DUNK - blocked
(0:12) T. Eason BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:10) J. Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(0:00) MISS J. Green 28' step back 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

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4th quarter

Team Stats

NOP

HOU

112Points114

39-82(47.6%)Field Goal(%)43-88(48.9%)

12-28(42.9%)3-Point(%)11-32(34.4%)

22-25(88.0%)Free Throw(%)17-24(70.8%)

35(8)Rebounds(Offensive)52(15)

22Assists20

8Steals9

5Blocks3

9Turnovers12

17Fouls19

46Pts In The Paint60

26Fast Break Pts19

22Pts Off Turnovers18

23Bench Pts27

16Largest Lead8

Game Details

Friday, March 17, 2023 · 8:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 15,841 (86.6%)