Rockets (128) vs Pelicans (111) · Dec 26, 2024 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 26, 2024

21-9HoustonRockets

128

5-26New OrleansPelicans

111

Game Recap

The Rockets defeated the Pelicans, 128-111. The Rockets win their fourth straight game as they improve to 21-9 on the season, while the Pelicans fall to 5-26.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	39	22	41	26	128
NOP	22	21	31	37	111

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Amen ThompsonSF	30	4-8	0-3	1-2	10	3	1	5	3	0	9	+22
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	28	1-7	0-3	4-4	6	0	0	1	2	3	6	+6
28Alperen SengunC	25	5-11	0-2	0-0	13	6	0	0	3	2	10	+19
4Jalen GreenSG	29	12-21	6-11	0-0	2	2	2	0	0	1	30	+30
5Fred VanVleetPG	25	8-15	7-12	2-2	6	4	1	0	2	2	25	+14
12Steven Adams	10	1-1	0-0	0-1	5	0	0	1	1	1	2	+9
8Jae'Sean Tate	17	4-6	0-1	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	2	10	+23
7Cam Whitmore	27	9-16	4-8	5-6	4	1	1	0	0	0	27	+8
15Reed Sheppard	18	0-8	0-4	1-2	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	-13
2Jock Landale	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	-11
0Aaron Holiday	8	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	-11
32Jeff Green	8	2-3	1-2	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	6	-11
9Dillon Brooks	— did not play —												— did not play —
17Tari Eason	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		46-9747.4%	18-4738.3%	18-2378.3%	54	19	7	9	15	14	128

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
25Trey Murphy IIISF	29	7-16	4-9	3-3	3	2	1	0	1	1	21	-30
2Herbert JonesPF	30	5-13	0-2	0-0	6	7	0	0	2	2	10	-4
21Yves MissiC	28	1-3	0-0	0-0	9	4	0	2	0	1	2	-4
3CJ McCollumSG	26	5-12	2-5	1-2	2	3	0	0	1	2	13	-13
5Dejounte MurrayPG	26	7-15	2-5	1-2	4	4	3	0	3	0	17	-20
24Jordan Hawkins	17	1-8	0-6	3-5	0	1	2	0	0	0	5	-23
4Javonte Green	19	5-6	1-1	0-0	5	0	1	0	1	2	11	-11
10Daniel Theis	19	0-2	0-1	2-2	5	2	1	0	1	4	2	-13
11Brandon Boston	19	7-14	1-3	2-3	6	1	4	0	2	3	17	+11
50Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	12	3-5	2-4	1-1	3	2	0	0	1	1	9	+11
12Antonio Reeves	8	2-5	0-1	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	0	4	+11
15Jose Alvarado	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL		43-9943.4%	12-3732.4%	13-1872.2%	44	29	12	2	13	16	111

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterhounop

(12:00)
(11:43) MISS Jones 2' Driving Layup
(11:43) Thompson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:41) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:27) MISS Sengun 5' Driving Hook Shot
(11:24) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:14) MISS Murray 3PT Jump Shot
(11:11) Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:08) MISS McCollum 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:02) Missi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:59) MISS Murphy III 34' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:57) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:55) MISS Murray 5' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:53) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:41) Ja. Green 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (VanVleet 1 AST)
30
+2 (10:21) Murphy III 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Missi 1 AST)
32
+2 (10:07) Ja. Green 17' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
52
(9:49) MISS Missi 1' Dunk
(9:49) Smith Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:48) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:42) MISS Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(9:38) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (9:32) Sengun 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
72
+2 (9:24) Jones 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (McCollum 1 AST)
74
+3 (9:12) VanVleet 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
104
+2 (9:03) Jones 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
106
+2 (8:48) Ja. Green 1' Driving Layup (7 PTS)
126
+2 (8:40) McCollum 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
128
(8:30) MISS Ja. Green 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:28) Missi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:19) MISS Murphy III 2' Driving Layup
(8:19) Thompson BLOCK (2 BLK)
(8:17) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (8:10) VanVleet 2' Running Layup (5 PTS)
148
(7:50) MISS Missi 8' Driving Hook Shot
(7:48) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(7:45) MISS VanVleet 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(7:41) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (7:35) Murray 3' Running Layup (2 PTS)
1410
+2 (7:16) Ja. Green 19' Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS)
1610
(7:06) VanVleet P.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Barnaky)
+2 (6:55) Jones 3' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
1612
+3 (6:31) VanVleet 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1912
+2 (6:09) Murray 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Missi 2 AST)
1914
(5:57) Sengun Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:57) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:54) Murray 1' Running Layup (6 PTS)
1916
(5:53) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(5:37) MISS Thompson 3PT Jump Shot
(5:33) Rockets Rebound
+2 (5:22) Adams 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS)
2116
(5:22) Missi S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Barnaky)
(5:22) MISS Adams Free Throw 1 of 1
(5:21) Missi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (5:06) McCollum 9' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Murphy III 1 AST)
2118
(4:57) McCollum P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Ralls)
+2 (4:49) Ja. Green 1' Driving Layup (11 PTS)
2318
(4:40) MISS Murphy III 1' Driving Layup
(4:40) Adams BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:38) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:33) Ja. Green 2' Running Alley Oop Layup Shot (13 PTS) (VanVleet 2 AST)
2518
(4:32) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (4:22) Hawkins 13' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (McCollum 2 AST)
2520
(4:06) Adams Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:56) MISS Hawkins 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:53) Adams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:51) Green P.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Forte)
(3:40) MISS VanVleet 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:36) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:32) MISS Hawkins 3PT Running Jump Shot
(3:30) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:24) MISS Ja. Green 7' Running Layup
(3:21) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:10) MISS McCollum 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(3:08) Tate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:02) Green S.FOUL (P2.T4) (B.Barnaky)
+1 (3:02) Tate Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2620
+1 (3:02) Tate Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2720
(2:40) MISS Hawkins 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:38) PELICANS Rebound
(2:38) PELICANS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#1)
(2:29) MISS VanVleet 9' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:27) VanVleet REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:25) MISS VanVleet 4' Driving Layup
(2:22) PELICANS Rebound
(2:06) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:04) Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:03) MISS Green 1' Putback Layup
(2:02) Adams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:56) Murphy III P.FOUL (P1.PN) (B.Forte)
+1 (1:56) VanVleet Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
2820
+1 (1:56) VanVleet Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
2920
(1:46) Murray Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
+3 (1:34) Whitmore 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ja. Green 1 AST)
3220
(1:21) Murray Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T3)
(1:09) MISS Sengun 4' Turnaround Hook Shot
(1:07) Sengun REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
+2 (1:05) Sengun 2' Putback Layup (4 PTS)
3420
(0:54) MISS Hawkins 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:52) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (0:46) Ja. Green 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (16 PTS)
3720
(0:35) MISS Murphy III 8' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(0:34) Green REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (0:33) Green 5' Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
3722
+2 (0:11) Tate 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Ja. Green 2 AST)
3922
(0:02) Tate P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Ralls)
(0:00) Murphy III Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:00) Ja. Green STEAL (1 STL)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

NOP

128Points111

46-97(47.4%)Field Goal(%)43-99(43.4%)

18-47(38.3%)3-Point(%)12-37(32.4%)

18-23(78.3%)Free Throw(%)13-18(72.2%)

54(18)Rebounds(Offensive)44(17)

19Assists29

7Steals12

9Blocks2

15Turnovers13

14Fouls16

50Pts In The Paint54

25Fast Break Pts25

23Pts Off Turnovers20

48Bench Pts48

30Largest Lead0

Game Details

Thursday, December 26, 2024 · 8:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 16,052 (90.2%)