New Orleans Pelicans vs. Houston Rockets

Mar 8, 2025

FINAL

17-47New OrleansPelicans

117

39-25HoustonRockets

146

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NOP	28	30	25	34	117
HOU	39	35	35	37	146

Game Recap

The Houston Rockets defeated the New Orleans Pelicans, 146-117. The Houston Rockets move to 39-25, while the New Orleans Pelicans fall to 17-47.

Player Stats

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Zion WilliamsonSF	27	10-19	0-0	0-2	2	3	2	0	4	2	-37	20
13Kelly OlynykPF	22	0-5	0-1	0-0	6	6	0	2	2	1	-9	0
21Yves MissiC	27	6-7	0-0	2-2	6	4	1	0	1	2	-7	14
25Trey Murphy IIISG	31	6-12	0-4	1-2	5	2	0	1	2	2	-15	13
3CJ McCollumPG	27	6-13	4-7	1-2	5	2	1	0	2	0	-16	17
24Jordan Hawkins	27	4-12	4-10	1-2	2	1	0	0	0	3	-17	13
17Karlo Matkovic	23	5-5	0-0	1-1	7	1	1	0	0	4	-13	11
50Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	20	3-6	1-3	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	1	-19	7
15Jose Alvarado	23	7-16	2-7	1-1	4	7	1	0	0	0	-16	17
8Jamal Cain	7	1-4	1-2	2-4	3	2	1	0	2	2	+4	5
00Bruce Brown	— did not play —												— did not play —




TOTAL	-	48-9948.5%	12-3435.3%	9-1656.3%	44	29	7	3	13	17	-	117

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Dillon BrooksSF	25	9-14	7-11	2-2	4	3	1	0	0	2	+16	27
17Tari EasonPF	24	6-11	0-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	0	+8	12
28Alperen SengunC	31	7-11	0-0	6-7	5	6	2	2	2	3	+18	20
4Jalen GreenSG	27	5-15	2-7	2-2	7	3	0	0	0	0	+16	14
1Amen ThompsonPG	33	7-11	0-1	1-2	9	11	0	1	3	1	+39	15
10Jabari Smith Jr.	24	6-9	2-4	0-0	5	1	2	0	1	1	+22	14
12Steven Adams	18	3-5	0-0	0-0	8	2	2	2	1	2	+16	6
0Aaron Holiday	24	7-14	4-9	2-2	4	2	0	0	2	0	+23	20
32Jeff Green	5	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	0	+7	3
7Cam Whitmore	7	2-3	0-1	4-4	0	2	0	0	0	0	-4	8
19Nate Williams	6	1-4	1-3	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	1	-6	3
2Jock Landale	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-6	0
8Jae'Sean Tate	5	1-1	0-0	2-2	1	0	1	0	0	2	-4	4
15Reed Sheppard	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Fred VanVleet	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	55-9955.6%	17-4042.5%	19-2190.5%	48	32	9	7	10	13	-	146

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNOPHOU

(12:00) Jump Ball Sengun vs. Missi: Tip to McCollum
(11:35) Pelicans Turnover: Shot Clock (T#1)
(11:19) MISS Eason 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:18) Missi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:07) MISS McCollum 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:06) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:50) Eason 7' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
02
(10:31) MISS Olynyk 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:29) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:20) MISS Ja. Green 16' Jump Shot
(10:18) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:03) MISS McCollum 6' Driving Layup
(10:02) McCollum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:00) Brooks S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Jelks)
(10:00) MISS McCollum Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:00) Pelicans Rebound
+1 (10:00) McCollum Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
12
+3 (9:48) Brooks 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
15
(9:32) Murphy III Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:32) Sengun STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:28) Thompson 3' Running Dunk (2 PTS)
17
+2 (9:16) Missi 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Olynyk 1 AST)
37
+3 (9:02) Brooks 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Eason 1 AST)
310
+2 (8:52) McCollum 4' Driving Reverse Layup (3 PTS)
510
(8:32) MISS Ja. Green 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:30) Olynyk REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:19) Brooks P.FOUL (P2.T2) (S.Wright)
+2 (8:09) Williamson 5' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Olynyk 2 AST)
710
+3 (7:46) Ja. Green 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sengun 2 AST)
713
+2 (7:33) Williamson 7' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
913
+2 (7:12) Thompson 13' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
915
(6:59) MISS Williamson 9' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(6:58) Brooks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:46) Sengun 4' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
917
(6:44) Pelicans Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(6:36) MISS Murphy III 31' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:33) McCollum REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(6:31) MISS Murphy III 31' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:28) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:17) MISS Eason 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:15) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:09) Murphy III 4' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Olynyk 3 AST)
1117
(5:49) MISS Smith Jr. 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:47) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:44) Hawkins S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Jelks)
+1 (5:44) Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1118
(5:44) MISS Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:43) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:43) Adams 4' Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
1120
+2 (5:38) Murphy III 3' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Olynyk 4 AST)
1320
(5:25) Thompson Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:07) MISS Olynyk 7' Turnaround Hook Shot
(5:05) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(4:59) MISS Ja. Green 30' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(4:56) Olynyk REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:49) Olynyk Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:49) Smith Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:46) Eason 7' Running Dunk (4 PTS)
1322
(4:40) MISS McCollum 18' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:37) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:33) Thompson 5' Running Layup (7 PTS)
1324
+2 (4:08) Missi 4' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Olynyk 5 AST)
1524
(3:53) MISS Smith Jr. 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:51) Adams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (3:47) Adams 6' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS)
1526
+3 (3:35) McCollum 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1826
+2 (3:24) Ja. Green 7' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)
1828
(3:24) Missi Violation:Defensive Goaltending (S.Corbin)
(3:13) McCollum Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(3:13) Adams STEAL (1 STL)
(3:06) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(2:59) Hawkins P.FOUL (P2.T2) (S.Wright)
(2:51) MISS Ja. Green 7' Driving Layup
(2:49) Robinson-Earl REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:42) Hawkins 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Alvarado 1 AST)
2128
+2 (2:26) Smith Jr. 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Adams 1 AST)
2130
(2:12) MISS Murphy III 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:10) Adams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (2:06) Holiday 4' Running Layup (2 PTS)
2132
+2 (1:58) Alvarado 8' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Hawkins 1 AST)
2332
(1:47) Murphy III Violation:Kicked Ball (S.Wright)
+3 (1:35) Smith Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Sengun 3 AST)
2335
+2 (1:13) Williamson 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Matkovic 1 AST)
2535
(0:57) MISS Adams 6' Cutting Layup Shot
(0:56) Matkovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:49) Hawkins 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Alvarado 2 AST)
2835
+2 (0:36) Sengun 7' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Ja. Green 1 AST)
2837
(0:27) MISS Alvarado 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:24) Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:18) Williamson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(0:18) Adams STEAL (2 STL)
(0:06) MISS Holiday 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:03) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:02) Sengun 3' Putback Layup (6 PTS)
2839

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NOP

HOU

117Points146

48-99(48.5%)Field Goal(%)55-99(55.6%)

12-34(35.3%)3-Point(%)17-40(42.5%)

9-16(56.3%)Free Throw(%)19-21(90.5%)

44(18)Rebounds(Offensive)48(15)

29Assists32

7Steals9

3Blocks7

13Turnovers10

17Fouls13

70Pts In The Paint70

18Fast Break Pts24

13Pts Off Turnovers14

53Bench Pts58

0Largest Lead37

Game Details

Saturday, March 8, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)