Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Feb 22, 2024

FINAL

24-31HoustonRockets

105

34-22New OrleansPelicans

127

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	27	23	29	26	105
NOP	31	32	38	26	127

Game Recap

CJ McCollum (28 points, six rebounds, six assists) and Zion Williamson (27 points, 10 assists) led the Pelicans to a 127-105 win over the Rockets. Jonas Valanciunas (20 points, 14 rebounds, 9-12 FG) and Herbert Jones (17 points, five rebounds, four assists, six steals) totaled 37 in the win. Amen Thompson led the Rockets with a career-high 22 points, along with five rebounds, four assists, and three steals as Alperen Sengun added 20 points and nine rebounds. The Pelicans have now won four straight games to improve to 34-22 as the Rockets move to 24-31.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Dillon BrooksSF	27	2-6	2-5	1-2	2	2	0	0	0	3	-8	7
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	26	3-5	2-2	1-2	4	1	0	0	2	1	-20	9
28Alperen SengunC	27	6-9	1-1	7-10	9	2	1	0	3	3	-15	20
4Jalen GreenSG	23	3-14	2-8	2-2	4	2	1	0	1	1	-17	10
5Fred VanVleetPG	30	2-8	2-6	1-2	3	6	2	0	4	3	-21	7
1Amen Thompson	27	9-13	1-3	3-5	5	4	0	3	3	1	-5	22
7Cam Whitmore	24	5-11	2-8	1-3	4	0	0	2	2	1	-10	13
0Aaron Holiday	7	0-3	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	2	0	-10	0
32Jeff Green	9	2-6	2-3	2-2	3	3	0	0	0	1	-7	8
2Jock Landale	12	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	2
8Jae'Sean Tate	12	2-3	0-1	0-0	5	2	1	0	4	2	0	4
25Reggie Bullock Jr.	9	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+4	3
19Nate Williams	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	-1	0
51Boban Marjanovic	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	36-8243.9%	15-4136.6%	18-2864.3%	44	27	6	5	22	18	-	105

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Trey Murphy IIISF	34	4-12	2-10	3-6	3	1	3	3	1	3	+20	13
1Zion WilliamsonPF	34	12-21	0-0	3-4	3	9	2	1	3	1	+17	27
17Jonas ValanciunasC	27	9-12	2-2	0-0	14	3	1	0	1	3	+9	20
5Herbert JonesSG	36	6-9	3-5	2-3	5	4	7	0	1	4	+36	17
3CJ McCollumPG	31	11-22	4-10	2-3	6	6	0	0	2	1	+25	28
24Jordan Hawkins	17	1-6	1-5	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	3	-6	3
22Larry Nance Jr.	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	2	3	+4	0
8Naji Marshall	19	2-5	2-4	0-0	2	3	1	0	0	2	+4	6
15Jose Alvarado	20	4-8	2-5	1-2	2	7	1	2	3	1	-2	11
40Cody Zeller	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	+1	2
37Matt Ryan	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	+1	0
50Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0


TOTAL	-	50-9652.1%	16-4139.0%	11-1861.1%	43	35	16	6	13	21	-	127

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUNOP

(11:57) Jump Ball A. Sengun vs. J. Valanciunas: Tip to D. Brooks
(11:47) F. VanVleet bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:47) H. Jones STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:41) C. McCollum running Layup (2 PTS)
02
+3 (11:31) D. Brooks 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Sengun 1 AST)
32
(11:06) MISS H. Jones 3PT
(11:03) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:50) MISS J. Smith Jr. driving Layup - blocked
(10:50) T. Murphy III BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:48) T. Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:46) T. Murphy III lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:46) J. Green STEAL (1 STL)
(10:41) Jump Ball T. Murphy III vs. J. Green: Tip to Z. Williamson
(10:41) J. Green lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:41) T. Murphy III STEAL (1 STL)
(10:41) Z. Williamson lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (10:33) F. VanVleet 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Green 1 AST)
62
+2 (10:22) Z. Williamson driving Layup (2 PTS)
64
(10:14) MISS J. Green driving reverse Layup
(10:12) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:08) C. McCollum 24' 3PT running pullup (5 PTS)
67
(9:52) MISS A. Sengun driving Hook
(9:49) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:45) MISS C. McCollum 12' running pullup Shot
(9:43) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:31) J. Green 28' 3PT pullup (3 PTS) (A. Sengun 2 AST)
97
+2 (9:12) Z. Williamson 11' driving floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
99
+3 (9:02) A. Sengun 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Brooks 1 AST)
129
(8:47) A. Sengun personal FOUL (1 PF)
(8:42) MISS Z. Williamson 9' driving floating Shot
(8:40) Z. Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:39) MISS Z. Williamson 6' putback Layup
(8:38) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:37) MISS J. Valanciunas tip Layup
(8:36) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (8:36) J. Valanciunas putback Layup (2 PTS)
1211
(8:16) A. Sengun bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:16) H. Jones STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (8:10) H. Jones running Layup (2 PTS) (Z. Williamson 1 AST)
1213
(7:54) MISS J. Green 25' 3PT
(7:51) Z. Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:48) MISS T. Murphy III 26' running pullup 3PT
(7:45) H. Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:42) MISS T. Murphy III 29' 3PT
(7:40) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(7:25) J. Smith Jr. bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:25) H. Jones STEAL (3 STL)
(7:20) MISS T. Murphy III 27' running pullup 3PT
(7:15) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:07) J. Smith Jr. 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (F. VanVleet 1 AST)
1513
+3 (6:50) J. Valanciunas 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (Z. Williamson 2 AST)
1516
+2 (6:37) A. Sengun cutting Layup (5 PTS) (F. VanVleet 2 AST)
1716
(6:09) MISS Z. Williamson driving Layup
(6:04) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
+2 (6:04) J. Valanciunas putback Layup (7 PTS)
1718
(5:55) MISS F. VanVleet 3PT
(5:53) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
(5:42) C. McCollum bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:42) NOP Timeout
(5:27) MISS A. Sengun driving Layup
(5:25) C. McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:11) J. Valanciunas Layup (9 PTS) (H. Jones 1 AST)
1720
+3 (4:54) J. Smith Jr. 26' 3PT (6 PTS) (J. Green 2 AST)
2020
(4:29) MISS J. Valanciunas 11' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(4:26) J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:15) MISS J. Green 25' pullup 3PT
(4:11) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
(4:06) MISS J. Hawkins running 3PT
(4:04) A. Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:59) A. Thompson running Layup (2 PTS)
2220
(3:39) MISS C. McCollum driving Layup
(3:36) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:32) MISS D. Brooks 24' running pullup 3PT
(3:31) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(3:25) MISS J. Green turnaround Shot
(3:22) J. Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:22) MISS J. Green tip Layup
(3:21) A. Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:19) MISS C. Whitmore 25' 3PT
(3:17) H. Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:12) J. Green shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (McCollum 2 FT)
+1 (3:12) C. McCollum Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2221
(3:12) MISS C. McCollum Free Throw 2 of 2
(3:10) C. Whitmore REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:53) F. VanVleet bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(2:53) H. Jones STEAL (4 STL)
+3 (2:49) C. McCollum 26' 3PT running (9 PTS) (N. Marshall 1 AST)
2224
(2:27) MISS A. Holiday 13' driving floating Shot
(2:24) J. Hawkins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:21) C. McCollum running Layup (11 PTS)
2226
(2:08) MISS A. Thompson 25' 3PT
(2:06) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(2:06) HOU Timeout
(2:06) HOU 5-second-violation Team TURNOVER
(1:51) J. Alvarado bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (1:41) F. VanVleet 27' 3PT (6 PTS) (J. Green 1 AST)
2526
+2 (1:19) Z. Williamson driving finger roll Layup (6 PTS) (N. Marshall 2 AST)
2528
(1:04) MISS F. VanVleet 25' 3PT - blocked
(1:04) J. Alvarado BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:00) F. VanVleet REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:00) A. Thompson cutting DUNK (4 PTS) (J. Green 2 AST)
2728
(0:45) L. Nance Jr. offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(0:45) L. Nance Jr. offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:25) MISS A. Holiday 11' driving floating Shot - blocked
(0:25) J. Alvarado BLOCK (2 BLK)
(0:21) J. Green REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(0:19) MISS J. Green 16' turnaround Shot
(0:18) L. Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:00) N. Marshall 3PT (3 PTS) (Z. Williamson 3 AST)
2731

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

NOP

105Points127

36-82(43.9%)Field Goal(%)50-96(52.1%)

15-41(36.6%)3-Point(%)16-41(39.0%)

18-28(64.3%)Free Throw(%)11-18(61.1%)

44(12)Rebounds(Offensive)43(9)

27Assists35

6Steals16

5Blocks6

22Turnovers13

18Fouls21

40Pts In The Paint62

22Fast Break Pts29

13Pts Off Turnovers34

52Bench Pts22

4Largest Lead29

Game Details

Thursday, February 22, 2024 · 8:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 17,421 (97.9%)