New Orleans Pelicans vs. Houston Rockets

Jan 18, 2026

FINAL

10-35New OrleansPelicans

110

25-15HoustonRockets

119

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NOP	30	24	26	30	110
HOU	32	32	23	32	119

Game Recap

The Houston Rockets defeated the New Orleans Pelicans, 119-110. The Rockets improve to 25-15, while the Pelicans fall to 10-35.

Player Stats

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
41Saddiq BeySF	29	3-7	1-3	4-4	4	2	1	0	1	0	-22	11
1Zion WilliamsonPF	30	9-17	0-0	2-3	6	4	1	1	2	4	-17	20
22Derik QueenC	26	7-12	1-3	0-0	4	5	1	0	3	0	-33	15
25Trey Murphy IIISG	35	7-15	3-8	4-4	3	4	1	1	2	3	-16	21
0Jeremiah FearsPG	10	1-5	0-2	0-0	3	2	0	1	1	2	-10	2
21Yves Missi	30	5-8	0-0	0-0	6	3	1	2	0	2	+22	10
14Micah Peavy	21	3-5	1-2	0-0	3	3	2	0	0	2	+17	7
17Karlo Matkovic	17	2-2	1-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	+8	5
3Jordan Poole	25	5-11	2-5	1-3	4	2	0	0	2	1	-1	13
24Jordan Hawkins	12	2-6	1-2	1-1	3	2	3	0	2	1	+7	6
9DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Kevon Looney	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Bryce McGowens	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-8850.0%	10-2638.5%	12-1580.0%	39	27	10	5	13	16	-	110

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
10Jabari Smith Jr.SF	41	11-21	7-13	3-4	8	0	0	1	1	1	+17	32
28Alperen SengunPF	32	9-15	0-0	3-5	8	4	5	1	4	5	+8	21
12Steven AdamsC	27	2-3	0-0	1-2	10	2	0	0	1	1	+10	5
7Kevin DurantSG	36	5-18	1-8	7-8	6	8	1	0	3	1	+3	18
1Amen ThompsonPG	40	10-14	0-1	0-0	8	6	1	1	2	0	+21	20
20Josh Okogie	16	1-3	1-3	1-2	1	1	0	1	0	2	-1	4
15Reed Sheppard	17	4-9	3-7	0-0	3	1	1	0	3	1	-14	11
2Dorian Finney-Smith	15	3-5	1-2	1-1	3	0	0	0	1	1	+6	8
8Jae'Sean Tate	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
4JD Davison	4	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	-3	0
30Clint Capela	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Jeff Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Aaron Holiday	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-9050.0%	13-3636.1%	16-2272.7%	47	22	9	4	15	12	-	119

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNOPHOU

(11:57) Jump Ball Adams vs. Queen: Tip to Smith Jr.
(11:41) MISS Sengun 5' Driving Hook Shot
(11:41) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:35) MISS Bey 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(11:33) Fears REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:22) Queen Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:22) Sengun STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:12) Thompson 4' Running Layup (2 PTS)
02
+2 (10:59) Queen 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Bey 1 AST)
22
+3 (10:40) Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
25
(10:26) MISS Queen 10' Jump Shot
(10:25) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:17) Fears P.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Collins)
(10:11) MISS Smith Jr. 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:11) Fears BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:10) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:08) Adams 4' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
27
(10:01) MISS Bey 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:01) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:53) Murphy III P.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Collins)
+2 (9:37) Sengun 12' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS) (Adams 1 AST)
29
+2 (9:23) Murphy III 9' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
49
(9:04) Williamson S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.DeRosa)
+1 (9:04) Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
410
(9:04) MISS Durant Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:04) Fears REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:54) MISS Fears 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:53) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (8:46) Smith Jr. 2' Running Layup (5 PTS) (Durant 1 AST)
412
+2 (8:34) Williamson 12' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Fears 1 AST)
612
+3 (8:11) Durant 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
615
(7:55) MISS Williamson 4' Driving Layup
(7:54) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (7:42) Durant 10' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Sengun 2 AST)
617
(7:42) Pelicans Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (7:21) Queen 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Missi 1 AST)
817
(7:07) MISS Sengun 4' Driving Hook Shot
(7:06) Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:58) MISS Queen 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:57) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:50) Thompson Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:40) MISS Williamson 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:39) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (6:28) Thompson 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Durant 2 AST)
819
(6:09) MISS Missi 6' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot
(6:09) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:02) MISS Smith Jr. 17' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(6:00) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:39) MISS Williamson 6' Driving Hook Shot
(5:38) Missi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:37) Missi Tip Dunk Shot (2 PTS)
1019
(5:18) Murphy III S.FOUL (P2.T4) (N.Green)
(5:18) MISS Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:18) ROCKETS Rebound
+1 (5:18) Smith Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1020
+3 (5:04) Murphy III 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Missi 2 AST)
1320
(4:40) MISS Durant 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:38) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:37) Smith Jr. 8' Putback Layup (8 PTS)
1322
(4:22) MISS Murphy III 32' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:21) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(4:13) MISS Smith Jr. 5' Running Layup
(4:12) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (4:10) Smith Jr. Tip Layup Shot (10 PTS)
1324
+2 (3:54) Murphy III 4' Driving Layup (7 PTS)
1524
(3:38) MISS Smith Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(3:37) Bey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:31) Bey 4' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
1724
+2 (3:18) Sheppard 4' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Adams 2 AST)
1726
(3:18) Matkovic Violation:Defensive Goaltending (J.DeRosa)
(3:01) Adams P.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Collins)
+2 (2:50) Murphy III 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Missi 3 AST)
1926
(2:41) Finney-Smith OFF.Foul (P1) (N.Green)
(2:41) Finney-Smith Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:41) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(2:26) MISS Poole 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:25) Sheppard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:05) MISS Sengun 3' Driving Layup
(2:04) Matkovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:59) MISS Peavy 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(1:58) Missi REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(1:52) MISS Hawkins 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:48) Peavy REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (1:37) Hawkins 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2226
(1:37) Sengun S.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Green)
+1 (1:37) Hawkins Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)
2326
(1:22) Matkovic S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.DeRosa)
(1:22) MISS Sengun Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:22) ROCKETS Rebound
(1:22) MISS Sengun Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:22) Matkovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:09) Missi 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Poole 1 AST)
2526
+3 (1:01) Sheppard 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
2529
+3 (0:47) Matkovic 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Poole 2 AST)
2829
+3 (0:40) Sheppard 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2832
+2 (0:29) Hawkins 13' Fadeaway Jumper (6 PTS)
3032
(0:09) MISS Sengun 5' Driving Layup
(0:08) Poole REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:01) MISS Poole 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:00) Finney-Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NOP

HOU

110Points119

44-88(50.0%)Field Goal(%)45-90(50.0%)

10-26(38.5%)3-Point(%)13-36(36.1%)

12-15(80.0%)Free Throw(%)16-22(72.7%)

39(10)Rebounds(Offensive)47(17)

27Assists22

10Steals9

5Blocks4

13Turnovers15

16Fouls12

64Pts In The Paint58

17Fast Break Pts13

14Pts Off Turnovers21

41Bench Pts23

3Largest Lead19

Game Details

Sunday, January 18, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)