New Orleans Pelicans vs. Houston Rockets

Mar 13, 2026

FINAL

22-46New OrleansPelicans

105

41-25HoustonRockets

107

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NOP	24	25	23	33	105
HOU	28	29	23	27	107

Game Recap

The Rockets defeated the Pelicans, as Kevin Durant knocks down the game-winning jump shot with 7.6 seconds remaining.

Player Stats

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
41Saddiq BeySF	30	2-11	0-4	1-1	5	1	2	0	1	2	-15	5
1Zion WilliamsonPF	34	7-10	0-0	7-9	5	1	0	2	2	1	-3	21
2Herbert JonesC	35	2-12	1-7	3-5	9	3	3	0	2	5	+3	8
25Trey Murphy IIISG	36	5-15	3-8	1-2	6	7	0	0	4	3	+7	14
5Dejounte MurrayPG	30	14-18	4-5	3-5	7	4	1	0	2	3	+19	35
21Yves Missi	25	1-3	0-0	3-4	7	0	1	1	0	2	+1	5
22Derik Queen	12	0-3	0-1	0-0	4	1	0	1	1	0	-11	0
0Jeremiah Fears	13	3-9	3-5	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	-11	9
17Karlo Matkovic	21	3-3	2-2	0-0	4	2	0	2	0	2	0	8
24Jordan Hawkins	— did not play —												— did not play —
9DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Kevon Looney	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Micah Peavy	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Jordan Poole	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	37-8444.0%	13-3240.6%	18-2669.2%	48	19	7	6	13	19	-	105

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
10Jabari Smith Jr.SF	38	6-16	3-10	1-1	5	3	1	1	1	4	+4	16
7Kevin DurantPF	39	13-24	3-7	3-4	6	5	1	1	1	0	-1	32
2Dorian Finney-SmithC	26	0-3	0-3	0-0	4	2	2	1	0	2	+5	0
17Tari EasonSG	19	2-11	0-3	0-0	8	0	1	0	3	3	0	4
1Amen ThompsonPG	40	7-15	2-3	7-8	12	8	1	0	4	4	+11	23
15Reed Sheppard	32	6-14	5-11	1-2	5	3	1	1	2	2	-1	18
30Clint Capela	21	4-6	0-0	1-2	5	2	1	4	1	4	-5	9
20Josh Okogie	13	1-2	1-2	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	0	+4	3
32Jeff Green	8	1-3	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	-7	2
0Aaron Holiday	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Tristen Newton	— did not play —												— did not play —
28Alperen Sengun	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	40-9442.6%	14-4134.1%	13-1776.5%	52	25	8	8	12	21	-	107

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNOPHOU

(11:56) Jump Ball Eason vs. Williamson: Tip to Murphy III
+3 (11:43) Murray 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murphy III 1 AST)
30
+3 (11:22) Durant 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Smith Jr. 1 AST)
33
(10:57) MISS Bey 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(10:54) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:49) MISS Thompson 1' Running Dunk
(10:47) Finney-Smith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:43) Eason Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:43) Jones STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:38) Murray 13' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Murphy III 2 AST)
53
(10:11) MISS Eason 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(10:07) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:52) Murphy III Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:52) Smith Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(9:46) MISS Smith Jr. 4' Running Layup
(9:43) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:39) MISS Murphy III 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(9:36) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:27) Thompson 4' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Finney-Smith 1 AST)
55
(9:16) MISS Bey 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:13) Finney-Smith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:05) Murphy III P.FOUL (P1.T1) (I.Hwang)
+2 (8:50) Thompson 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
57
(8:31) MISS Jones 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:27) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:16) MISS Durant 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:15) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:12) MISS Murphy III 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(8:09) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:02) Thompson 1' Driving Dunk (6 PTS)
59
(8:02) Pelicans Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (7:50) Williamson 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
79
+2 (7:29) Durant 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)
711
(7:09) MISS Bey 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:06) Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:04) Williamson 5' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Murphy III 3 AST)
911
(7:04) Finney-Smith S.FOUL (P1.T1) (I.Hwang)
(7:04) MISS Williamson Free Throw 1 of 1
(7:04) ROCKETS Rebound
(7:03) Missi L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Scott)
(6:52) MISS Durant 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:49) Finney-Smith REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(6:45) MISS Eason 3' Driving Layup
(6:45) Williamson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:42) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:40) MISS Finney-Smith 3PT Jump Shot
(6:38) Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:29) Jones Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:29) Eason STEAL (1 STL)
(6:21) MISS Thompson 2' Cutting Dunk Shot
(6:21) Missi BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:20) Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:06) MISS Murphy III 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:04) Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:55) Eason Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(5:55) Missi STEAL (1 STL)
(5:48) MISS Jones 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(5:46) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (5:46) Murphy III Tip Dunk Shot (2 PTS)
1111
(5:46) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:32) Sheppard Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:32) Jones STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (5:28) Murphy III 3' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
1311
+3 (5:13) Okogie 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Capela 1 AST)
1314
(4:58) Murray Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:58) Finney-Smith STEAL (1 STL)
(4:54) Missi Violation:Kicked Ball (M.Ervin)
(4:44) MISS Finney-Smith 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:40) Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:37) Murphy III 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Queen 1 AST)
1614
+2 (4:14) Durant 11' Turnaround Fadeaway (7 PTS)
1616
(3:50) Queen Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(3:50) Durant STEAL (1 STL)
(3:39) MISS Sheppard 7' Driving Layup
(3:37) Capela REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (3:36) Capela 3' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
1618
+3 (3:22) Murray 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1918
(3:09) MISS Capela 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(3:09) Queen BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:06) Missi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:03) Murray 5' Running Layup (10 PTS)
2118
(2:46) Jones P.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Scott)
+3 (2:35) Thompson 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Okogie 1 AST)
2121
+3 (2:23) Fears 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2421
(2:13) Fears P.FOUL (P1.T4) (I.Hwang)
+3 (1:59) Smith Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sheppard 1 AST)
2424
(1:44) MISS Queen 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:42) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:35) MISS Sheppard 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:35) Thompson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(1:31) MISS Thompson 3' Driving Layup
(1:28) Capela REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(1:27) Capela Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:27) Bey STEAL (1 STL)
(1:23) MISS Bey 3' Running Layup
(1:20) Fears REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:20) MISS Fears Tip Layup Shot
(1:20) Capela BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:19) Capela REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (1:16) Capela 4' Running Dunk (4 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
2426
(1:00) MISS Fears 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:58) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:52) MISS Smith Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:49) Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:39) Capela P.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Ervin)
(0:32) MISS Missi 6' Driving Hook Shot
(0:32) Capela BLOCK (2 BLK)
(0:31) ROCKETS Rebound
(0:31) ROCKETS Timeout: Coach Challenge (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (0:08) Smith Jr. 2' Driving Dunk (5 PTS) (Sheppard 2 AST)
2428

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NOP

HOU

105Points107

37-84(44.0%)Field Goal(%)40-94(42.6%)

13-32(40.6%)3-Point(%)14-41(34.1%)

18-26(69.2%)Free Throw(%)13-17(76.5%)

48(15)Rebounds(Offensive)52(18)

19Assists25

7Steals8

6Blocks8

13Turnovers12

19Fouls21

48Pts In The Paint44

14Fast Break Pts15

17Pts Off Turnovers10

22Bench Pts32

4Largest Lead11

Game Details

Friday, March 13, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)