New Orleans Pelicans vs. Houston Rockets

Mar 19, 2023

FINAL

34-37New OrleansPelicans

117

18-53HoustonRockets

107

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NOP	38	26	28	25	117
HOU	28	16	34	29	107

Game Recap

Despite Jalen Green's 40 points and four rebounds, the Rockets fall to the Pelicans, 117-107. Brandon Ingram recorded 26 points and nine assists for the Pelicans, while CJ McCollum (26 points, six rebounds, five assists) and Jonas Valanciunas (21 points, 11 rebounds) combine for 47 points in the victory. The Pelicans improve to 34-37 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 18-53.

Player Stats

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Trey Murphy IIISF	37	5-13	3-10	1-1	4	1	0	0	1	0	+9	14
14Brandon IngramPF	38	12-24	1-3	1-2	2	9	0	0	3	1	+8	26
17Jonas ValanciunasC	33	6-12	1-1	8-9	12	2	1	2	3	5	+3	21
5Herbert JonesSG	33	4-7	2-4	3-3	4	3	1	0	2	4	+6	13
3CJ McCollumPG	39	9-18	4-7	4-6	6	5	2	2	1	2	+10	26
22Larry Nance Jr.	12	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	2	+10	2
11Dyson Daniels	8	1-2	0-1	0-0	3	3	1	0	0	2	0	2
2Josh Richardson	16	2-4	1-3	1-1	2	2	0	0	0	4	+5	6
8Naji Marshall	17	2-4	1-2	2-2	3	2	1	0	0	2	+2	7
10Jaxson Hayes	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-3	0
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	-	42-8549.4%	13-3141.9%	20-2483.3%	39	28	7	4	10	23	-	117

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
6KJ MartinSF	27	3-5	2-4	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	3	-8	8
1Jabari Smith Jr.PF	38	2-10	0-4	4-4	4	0	0	0	0	2	-6	8
28Alperen SengunC	31	3-8	0-2	3-4	7	6	1	1	0	6	-2	9
4Jalen GreenSG	39	11-22	4-9	14-14	4	1	1	0	2	2	-6	40
3Kevin Porter Jr.PG	40	7-15	3-9	8-8	5	4	0	0	2	1	-9	25
17Tari Eason	22	2-6	0-3	6-6	5	0	0	1	2	2	-4	10
8Jae'Sean Tate	22	1-4	0-0	0-0	1	4	2	0	2	4	-7	2
16Usman Garuba	10	0-1	0-1	1-2	5	0	0	0	3	1	-6	1
9Josh Christopher	8	2-5	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-2	4
33Frank Kaminsky	— did not play —												— did not play —
51Boban Marjanovic	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Daishen Nix	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	31-7640.8%	9-3327.3%	36-3894.7%	36	15	4	2	12	22	-	107

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNOPHOU

(11:57) Jump Ball J. Valanciunas vs. J. Smith Jr.: Tip to Team (NOP)
(11:40) MISS J. Valanciunas 7' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(11:37) J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:27) K. Porter Jr. 12' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
02
+3 (11:17) J. Valanciunas 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (C. McCollum 1 AST)
32
(10:58) MISS J. Green driving Layup
(10:55) J. Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:54) MISS J. Smith Jr. 25' 3PT
(10:52) C. McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:43) MISS H. Jones 3PT
(10:41) K. Martin Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:26) J. Green 23' step back Jump Shot (2 PTS) (A. Sengun 1 AST)
34
(10:09) MISS J. Valanciunas reverse Layup
(10:06) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:04) J. Valanciunas putback Layup (5 PTS)
54
+3 (9:55) K. Martin Jr. 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Sengun 2 AST)
57
(9:40) MISS T. Murphy III 26' 3PT
(9:37) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:29) J. Valanciunas defensive-3-second technical FOUL (1 Tech)
+1 (9:29) J. Green technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
58
(9:21) MISS J. Smith Jr. 25' 3PT
(9:18) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (9:10) T. Murphy III 3PT (3 PTS) (B. Ingram 1 AST)
88
(8:54) MISS A. Sengun 8' driving floating Shot
(8:53) TEAM defensive REBOUND
+3 (8:41) H. Jones 3PT (3 PTS) (B. Ingram 2 AST)
118
+2 (8:16) K. Porter Jr. 16' step back Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1110
+2 (7:59) C. McCollum driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (J. Valanciunas 1 AST)
1310
(7:47) MISS A. Sengun 26' 3PT
(7:44) C. McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:30) MISS J. Valanciunas driving reverse Layup - blocked
(7:30) A. Sengun BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:28) J. Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (7:25) J. Green running finger roll Layup (5 PTS)
1312
(7:16) MISS H. Jones 25' 3PT
(7:14) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(7:14) A. Sengun personal FOUL (1 PF)
(7:08) MISS B. Ingram 16' Jump Shot
(7:04) H. Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (7:02) C. McCollum 28' 3PT pullup (5 PTS) (H. Jones 1 AST)
1612
+2 (6:37) A. Sengun driving Layup (2 PTS) (J. Green 1 AST)
1614
+2 (6:32) T. Murphy III driving Layup (5 PTS) (H. Jones 2 AST)
1814
(6:32) J. Smith Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Murphy III 1 FT)
(6:32) HOU Timeout
+1 (6:32) T. Murphy III Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
1914
(6:15) MISS J. Green 16' fadeaway Shot
(6:11) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:08) H. Jones shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Green 2 FT)
+1 (6:08) J. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1915
+1 (6:08) J. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
1916
(5:53) J. Valanciunas 3-second-violation TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (5:33) K. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT step back (7 PTS)
1919
(5:16) MISS H. Jones driving floating bank Shot
(5:15) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
+2 (5:13) J. Valanciunas putback Layup (7 PTS)
2119
(4:59) MISS J. Green 20' step back Shot
(4:56) B. Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:46) B. Ingram 8' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2319
+2 (4:24) J. Green driving finger roll Layup (9 PTS)
2321
+2 (4:08) B. Ingram driving Layup (4 PTS)
2521
(3:47) MISS A. Sengun 25' 3PT
(3:44) H. Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:38) MISS C. McCollum 10' running pullup Shot
(3:38) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(3:28) K. Porter Jr. bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:28) J. Valanciunas STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (3:23) T. Murphy III 27' 3PT running pullup (9 PTS)
2821
(3:00) MISS K. Martin Jr. 25' 3PT
(2:59) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(2:59) NOP Timeout
(2:51) MISS K. Porter Jr. 3PT
(2:46) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(2:44) MISS J. Green 24' 3PT
(2:44) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(2:41) HOU shot clock Team TURNOVER
+3 (2:28) J. Richardson 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (B. Ingram 3 AST)
3121
(2:06) MISS K. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT
(2:02) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+3 (1:58) K. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT (10 PTS) (A. Sengun 3 AST)
3124
(1:43) MISS B. Ingram 17' Jump Shot
(1:41) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(1:28) MISS J. Tate cutting Layup
(1:28) D. Daniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:21) B. Ingram running Layup (6 PTS) (J. Richardson 1 AST)
3324
(0:58) H. Jones shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Green 2 FT)
+1 (0:58) J. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
3325
+1 (0:58) J. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
3326
(0:46) MISS B. Ingram 10' pullup Shot
(0:44) K. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:31) MISS J. Tate driving reverse Layup
(0:30) T. Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:30) N. Marshall shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Eason 2 FT)
+1 (0:30) T. Eason Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3327
+1 (0:30) T. Eason Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3328
+2 (0:09) C. McCollum 6' pullup bank Jump Shot (7 PTS)
3528
(0:07) T. Eason bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:07) N. Marshall STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (0:00) N. Marshall 27' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Richardson 2 AST)
3828

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NOP

HOU

117Points107

42-85(49.4%)Field Goal(%)31-76(40.8%)

13-31(41.9%)3-Point(%)9-33(27.3%)

20-24(83.3%)Free Throw(%)36-38(94.7%)

39(10)Rebounds(Offensive)36(8)

28Assists15

7Steals4

4Blocks2

10Turnovers12

23Fouls22

52Pts In The Paint34

17Fast Break Pts6

14Pts Off Turnovers17

17Bench Pts17

20Largest Lead3

Game Details

Sunday, March 19, 2023 · 7:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 14,209 (77.6%)