Rockets (109) vs Pelicans (97) · Mar 6, 2025 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Mar 6, 2025

Game Recap

The Rockets defeated the Pelicans, 109-97. The Rockets snap a 3-game losing streak and improve to 38-25, while the Pelicans fall to 17-46.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	31	25	33	20	109
NOP	34	25	15	23	97

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
9Dillon BrooksSF	36	6-9	1-4	1-2	4	1	0	0	1	5	14	-1
17Tari EasonPF	30	7-14	4-8	2-2	2	4	5	1	5	4	20	+9
28Alperen SengunC	36	11-14	0-0	0-3	6	8	3	1	4	5	22	+15
4Jalen GreenSG	34	3-10	2-7	1-1	2	8	0	1	2	0	9	+8
1Amen ThompsonPG	38	10-13	0-1	1-4	11	2	0	1	3	2	21	+10
12Steven Adams	18	1-2	0-0	1-2	8	6	1	0	2	3	3	+17
10Jabari Smith Jr.	28	6-13	2-8	2-4	5	1	0	1	0	2	16	+4
15Reed Sheppard	11	1-5	0-1	0-0	3	3	0	0	1	2	2	0
32Jeff Green	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	-2
0Aaron Holiday	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Jock Landale	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Jae'Sean Tate	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Fred VanVleet	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Cam Whitmore	— did not play —												— did not play —
19Nate Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	46-8156.8%	9-2931.0%	8-1844.4%	41	33	10	6	19	24	109	-

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Zion WilliamsonSF	32	5-15	0-0	10-12	10	3	1	2	4	3	20	-18
13Kelly OlynykPF	22	2-5	1-1	3-4	5	2	0	1	2	4	8	+9
21Yves MissiC	27	3-5	0-0	4-6	4	1	0	0	0	2	10	-7
25Trey Murphy IIISG	38	9-15	3-8	5-5	5	0	0	2	2	1	26	-9
3CJ McCollumPG	33	5-15	3-6	0-0	2	2	0	0	2	0	13	-8
00Bruce Brown	19	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	-13
24Jordan Hawkins	20	2-8	1-4	2-2	5	0	1	0	3	2	7	-8
17Karlo Matković	21	2-9	0-3	2-4	6	3	1	2	1	4	6	-8
15Jose Alvarado	23	3-9	1-4	0-0	2	4	4	0	0	2	7	+2
11Brandon Boston	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Jamal Cain	— did not play —												— did not play —
50Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL	-	31-8337.3%	9-2733.3%	26-3378.8%	41	17	9	7	15	19	97	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterhounop

(11:56) Jump Ball Missi vs. Sengun: Tip to Williamson
(11:41) MISS McCollum 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:39) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:31) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (11:25) Missi 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Olynyk 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:06) Sengun 5' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS)
22
(10:49) Rockets T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Sengun ) (J.Goldenberg)
+1 (10:49) Murphy III Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
23
+3 (10:36) Murphy III 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS)
26
(10:27) MISS Brooks 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:24) Brooks REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:20) MISS Sengun 10' Jump Shot
(10:20) Olynyk BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:13) McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:12) Murphy III 3' Running Layup (6 PTS) (McCollum 1 AST)
28
+3 (10:05) Eason 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
58
(9:56) Eason P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Conley)
(9:45) MISS Murphy III 7' Fadeaway Jumper
(9:43) Brooks REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:41) Olynyk S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Conley)
(9:41) MISS Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:41) Rockets Rebound
(9:41) MISS Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:37) Olynyk REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:36) Olynyk Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:36) Eason STEAL (1 STL)
(9:31) MISS Eason 3' Layup
(9:23) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:17) Sengun Violation:Kicked Ball (J.Goldenberg)
(9:08) Williamson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:08) Sengun STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:03) Thompson 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Ja. Green 1 AST)
78
+2 (8:53) Williamson 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Olynyk 2 AST)
710
+2 (8:39) Sengun 15' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Ja. Green 2 AST)
910
+2 (8:23) Missi 3' Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Williamson 1 AST)
912
(8:00) Olynyk S.FOUL (P2.T2) (J.Goldenberg)
+1 (8:00) Eason Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1012
+1 (8:00) Eason Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1112
(7:41) MISS Williamson 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(7:38) Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:38) MISS Williamson Putback Layup
(7:38) Williamson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(7:38) Brooks S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goldenberg)
+1 (7:38) Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1113
+1 (7:38) Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1114
(7:23) MISS Ja. Green 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:18) Missi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:09) Murphy III 1' Driving Dunk (8 PTS)
1116
+2 (7:00) Sengun 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (Eason 1 AST)
1316
+3 (6:52) Murphy III 25' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Williamson 2 AST)
1319
(6:51) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(6:31) MISS Sengun 3' Driving Hook Shot
(6:31) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:31) Sengun Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (6:20) McCollum 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
1322
(6:00) MISS Eason 2' Cutting Dunk Shot
(6:00) Murphy III BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:58) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:41) MISS McCollum 3' Driving Layup
(5:40) Missi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (5:38) Missi 1' Putback Layup (6 PTS)
1324
+2 (5:12) Thompson 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Eason 2 AST)
1524
+2 (5:00) Murphy III 1' Cutting Layup Shot (13 PTS) (Missi 1 AST)
1526
(5:00) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
+3 (4:46) Ja. Green 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Smith Jr. 1 AST)
1826
(4:20) Adams S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Conley)
+1 (4:20) Missi Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1827
+1 (4:20) Missi Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
1828
(4:00) MISS Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:58) PELICANS Rebound
(3:43) MISS Brown 10' Turnaround Jump Shot
(3:39) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:25) Brown S.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Guthrie)
+1 (3:25) Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1928
(3:25) MISS Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2
(3:19) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:15) MISS Hawkins 3PT Running Jump Shot
(3:12) Brooks REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (3:00) Brooks 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Adams 1 AST)
2228
+2 (2:43) Murphy III 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Matković 1 AST)
2230
+2 (2:25) Brooks 13' Fadeaway Jumper (5 PTS) (Adams 2 AST)
2430
+2 (2:09) McCollum 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Matković 2 AST)
2432
(2:03) Hawkins P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Goldenberg)
+2 (1:59) Smith Jr. 11' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Sheppard 1 AST)
2632
(1:36) MISS Matković 7' Floating Jump Shot
(1:33) Sheppard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:22) Sengun Traveling Turnover (P2.T2)
(1:11) MISS Hawkins 5' Driving Layup
(1:09) Adams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:04) MISS Eason 3' Driving Layup
(1:04) Matković BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:04) Rockets Rebound
+3 (0:56) Eason 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
2932
(0:42) MISS Matković 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:38) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:37) Sengun Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T3)
(0:37) Williamson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:35) Hawkins 2' Layup (2 PTS)
2934
(0:28) MISS Eason 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:28) Hawkins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:06) MISS Williamson 3' Driving Layup
(0:06) Eason BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:03) Adams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:01) Smith Jr. 1' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Sheppard 2 AST)
3134
(0:01) Hawkins S.FOUL (P2.PN) (D.Guthrie)
(0:01) MISS Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 1
(0:01) Williamson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

NOP

109Points97

46-81(56.8%)Field Goal(%)31-83(37.3%)

9-29(31.0%)3-Point(%)9-27(33.3%)

8-18(44.4%)Free Throw(%)26-33(78.8%)

41(9)Rebounds(Offensive)41(15)

33Assists17

10Steals9

6Blocks7

19Turnovers15

24Fouls19

64Pts In The Paint44

10Fast Break Pts7

12Pts Off Turnovers23

23Bench Pts20

17Largest Lead11

Game Details

Thursday, March 6, 2025 · 8:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 17,636 (99.1%)