Rockets (106) vs Pelicans (104) · Dec 23, 2023 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 23, 2023

15-12HoustonRockets

106

17-13New OrleansPelicans

104

Game Recap

The Rockets defeated the Pelicans, 106-104. Alperen Sengun led the way for the Rockets with a career-high 37 points, along with 11 rebounds and six assists, while Jabari Smith Jr. added 26 points and 11 rebounds in the victory. Zion Williamson tallied 28 points and eight rebounds for the Pelicans in the losing effort. The Rockets improve to 15-12 on the season, while the Pelicans fall to 17-13.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	26	21	32	27	106
NOP	24	27	33	20	104

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
9Dillon BrooksSF	27	2-7	1-4	0-0	5	5	1	0	1	3	5	+6
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	37	10-14	4-5	2-3	11	2	1	1	1	3	26	+1
28Alperen SengunC	38	11-21	1-1	14-17	11	6	1	1	2	4	37	-2
4Jalen GreenSG	22	2-8	0-4	5-6	4	2	1	0	5	1	9	-2
5Fred VanVleetPG	35	3-11	2-7	2-3	0	3	1	0	1	1	10	+1
0Aaron Holiday	15	1-2	1-2	2-2	1	1	1	0	1	0	5	+2
17Tari Eason	20	4-11	0-2	0-0	4	0	2	0	0	5	8	-6
32Jeff Green	21	1-3	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	1	2	+6
8Jae'Sean Tate	10	1-4	0-2	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	2	2	+1
1Amen Thompson	10	0-1	0-1	2-4	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	+3
14Nate Hinton	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Jock Landale	— did not play —												— did not play —
51Boban Marjanovic	— did not play —												— did not play —
00Jermaine Samuels Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Cam Whitmore	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		35-8242.7%	9-2931.0%	27-3577.1%	44	21	9	2	11	20	106

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
14Brandon IngramSF	36	6-12	0-2	7-9	3	5	0	2	0	2	19	+2
1Zion WilliamsonPF	34	11-16	1-2	5-10	8	4	2	1	3	1	28	+2
17Jonas ValanciunasC	25	5-11	0-2	0-0	11	5	2	1	6	6	10	+5
5Herbert JonesSG	18	2-8	2-4	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	1	6	-13
3CJ McCollumPG	33	4-10	2-7	3-4	5	2	1	1	4	4	13	-2
25Trey Murphy III	34	4-11	3-7	3-3	6	0	2	0	1	2	14	+4
8Naji Marshall	12	2-2	0-0	2-3	2	2	0	0	0	1	6	+4
15Jose Alvarado	9	2-4	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	1	1	3	4	+2
50Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	21	2-5	0-3	0-0	3	2	2	1	0	2	4	-8
11Dyson Daniels	13	0-3	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	-6
24Jordan Hawkins	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Kira Lewis Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL		38-8246.3%	8-3125.8%	20-2969.0%	46	21	9	7	16	22	104

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterhounop

(11:54) Jump Ball Valanciunas vs. Sengun: Tip to McCollum
+2 (11:45) Williamson 3' Layup (2 PTS) (Valanciunas 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:27) Smith Jr. 4' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
22
(11:17) MISS Valanciunas 15' Jump Shot
(11:14) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:58) MISS Sengun 14' Step Back Jump Shot
(10:56) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:47) MISS McCollum 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:43) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:30) MISS Smith Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:28) Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:22) Williamson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:22) Smith Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(10:17) MISS Ja. Green 2' Running Layup
(10:15) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:14) MISS Sengun 1' Putback Layup
(10:14) Sengun REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (10:14) Sengun 2' Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
42
(10:06) MISS Jones 3' Driving Layup
(10:02) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (9:54) Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (VanVleet 1 AST)
72
(9:28) MISS Valanciunas 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:26) Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:22) MISS Ingram 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:18) Brooks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:13) MISS Brooks 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(9:09) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:02) McCollum Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:02) Sengun STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:57) Ja. Green Running Layup (2 PTS)
92
+2 (8:41) Valanciunas 6' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Ingram 1 AST)
94
(8:23) MISS VanVleet 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:19) McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:13) McCollum 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Williamson 1 AST)
97
(7:52) MISS Sengun 5' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(7:50) Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:40) MISS Valanciunas 6' Hook Shot
(7:38) Sengun REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(7:33) MISS Ja. Green 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(7:29) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (7:19) Williamson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Ingram 2 AST)
910
+2 (6:55) Sengun 4' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Brooks 1 AST)
1110
(6:40) MISS Jones 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:37) Sengun REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(6:32) Ja. Green Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:32) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:11) Murphy III Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
+2 (5:52) Sengun 12' Fadeaway Jumper (6 PTS) (Ja. Green 1 AST)
1310
(5:39) MISS Ingram 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:34) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:32) MISS McCollum 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:30) Sengun REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
+2 (5:12) Smith Jr. 19' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1510
(4:49) VanVleet P.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Washington)
(4:38) Valanciunas Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(4:28) MISS Brooks 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:24) Alvarado REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:17) MISS Alvarado 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:12) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:10) Alvarado S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Boland)
+1 (4:10) Sengun Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1610
+1 (4:10) Sengun Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
1710
+2 (3:58) Alvarado 6' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Valanciunas 2 AST)
1712
(3:38) MISS Sengun 3' Driving Reverse Layup
(3:36) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:28) MISS Alvarado 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:25) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(3:24) MISS Valanciunas 7' Putback Layup
(3:21) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (3:13) Smith Jr. 10' Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Sengun 2 AST)
1912
(3:13) Marshall S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Boland)
(3:13) MISS Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 1
(3:11) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (2:52) Alvarado 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Marshall 1 AST)
1914
(2:38) MISS VanVleet 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:35) Marshall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:23) Ingram 5' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Valanciunas 3 AST)
1916
(2:09) MISS Sengun 15' Fadeaway Jumper
(2:06) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:05) Valanciunas Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T5)
(2:05) Eason STEAL (1 STL)
(2:03) MISS Eason 2' Driving Layup
(2:02) Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:58) Eason Putback Layup (2 PTS)
2116
(1:46) Eason S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Kennedy)
(1:46) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (1:46) Ingram Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2117
(1:46) MISS Ingram Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:44) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (1:31) Ja. Green 4' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
2317
+2 (1:15) Marshall 5' Layup (2 PTS) (Williamson 2 AST)
2319
(1:15) Smith Jr. S.FOUL (P1.PN) (C.Washington)
+1 (1:15) Marshall Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2320
(0:51) MISS Smith Jr. 11' Jump Shot
(0:51) Alvarado BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:51) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(0:51) Alvarado S.FOUL (P2.T3) (C.Washington)
(0:51) Marshall T.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Kennedy)
+1 (0:51) Holiday Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
2420
+1 (0:51) Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
2520
+1 (0:51) Smith Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
2620
+2 (0:39) Williamson 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (7 PTS)
2622
(0:31) MISS Holiday 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:31) Je. Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:24) MISS Eason 2' Driving Layup
(0:22) Robinson-Earl REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:04) Williamson 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Robinson-Earl 1 AST)
2624

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

NOP

106Points104

35-82(42.7%)Field Goal(%)38-82(46.3%)

9-29(31.0%)3-Point(%)8-31(25.8%)

27-35(77.1%)Free Throw(%)20-29(69.0%)

44(13)Rebounds(Offensive)46(13)

21Assists21

9Steals9

2Blocks7

11Turnovers16

20Fouls22

46Pts In The Paint58

11Fast Break Pts0

23Pts Off Turnovers5

19Bench Pts28

7Largest Lead7

Game Details

Saturday, December 23, 2023 · 7:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 17,399 (97.8%)