Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Mar 29, 2026

FINAL

45-29HoustonRockets

134

25-51New OrleansPelicans

102

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	29	39	33	33	134
NOP	29	18	33	22	102

Game Recap

The Rockets defeated the Pelicans, 134-102. The Rockets improve to 45-29, while the Pelicans fall to 25-51.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kevin DurantSF	28	7-16	1-7	5-5	4	6	1	0	2	1	+1	20
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	33	7-15	4-9	2-2	4	3	0	2	0	3	+16	20
28Alperen SengunC	31	12-23	5-7	7-8	13	7	3	3	0	2	+26	36
1Amen ThompsonSG	34	5-10	0-1	4-6	8	5	3	0	0	0	+32	14
15Reed SheppardPG	21	2-6	2-5	0-0	2	2	0	1	1	2	-10	6
17Tari Eason	22	6-12	3-5	0-0	8	1	1	0	0	1	+15	15
30Clint Capela	16	3-6	0-0	0-0	14	3	0	2	1	4	+6	6
0Aaron Holiday	25	3-8	3-7	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	1	+41	9
8Jae'Sean Tate	13	2-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	+27	4
20Josh Okogie	5	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	1	+4	2
32Jeff Green	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+1	2
27Isaiah Crawford	3	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	+1	0
2Dorian Finney-Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	49-10546.7%	18-4440.9%	18-2185.7%	59	33	9	8	6	17	-	134

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
41Saddiq BeySF	31	7-13	4-6	0-0	7	1	0	1	1	1	-7	18
1Zion WilliamsonPF	25	6-8	0-0	6-8	4	3	0	0	1	3	-11	18
21Yves MissiC	31	2-4	0-0	4-8	5	1	0	4	0	3	-5	8
2Herbert JonesSG	29	3-10	2-6	2-2	3	2	0	0	2	4	-5	10
5Dejounte MurrayPG	28	8-14	1-3	2-2	4	6	1	1	1	1	-3	19
0Jeremiah Fears	22	4-14	1-4	3-4	2	5	2	1	2	3	-26	12
17Karlo Matkovic	16	1-4	0-3	0-0	3	0	0	1	1	1	-25	2
22Derik Queen	23	5-12	1-3	2-4	3	1	0	1	2	1	-35	13
3Jordan Poole	6	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-16	0
14Micah Peavy	16	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	-18	0
55Kevon Looney	3	0-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	-5	0
24Jordan Hawkins	5	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	2
9DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	37-8643.0%	9-2931.0%	19-2867.9%	36	19	4	9	10	18	-	102

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUNOP

(11:56) Jump Ball Missi vs. Sengun: Tip to Williamson
+2 (11:35) Williamson Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:19) Sengun 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Durant 1 AST)
22
(11:01) MISS Jones 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:00) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:52) MISS Sheppard 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:49) Missi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:40) MISS Murray 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:37) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:33) Durant 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
52
(10:17) Sheppard P.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Taylor)
+2 (10:05) Bey 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
54
+3 (9:51) Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sheppard 1 AST)
84
+2 (9:38) Williamson 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
86
(9:13) MISS Durant 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:11) PELICANS Rebound
(9:00) Smith Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Schwab)
(9:00) MISS Missi Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:00) PELICANS Rebound
(9:00) MISS Missi Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:58) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:46) Sengun 9' Turnaround Bank Shot (4 PTS)
106
(8:33) MISS Bey 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:27) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:25) Smith Jr. 1' Running Dunk (5 PTS) (Sheppard 2 AST)
126
+2 (8:09) Murray 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
128
+2 (7:58) Thompson 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
148
(7:46) MISS Williamson 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:45) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:44) MISS Thompson 2' Running Layup
(7:44) Murray BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:43) PELICANS Rebound
+3 (7:30) Bey 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
1411
(7:11) MISS Smith Jr. 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:08) Bey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:00) Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Williamson 1 AST)
1414
+2 (6:37) Sengun 7' Driving Hook Shot (6 PTS)
1614
+2 (6:12) Missi 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Williamson 2 AST)
1616
(5:57) MISS Sengun 20' Jump Shot
(5:55) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:50) Murray 3' Running Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS)
1618
(5:50) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(5:33) MISS Sheppard 2' Driving Layup
(5:33) Missi BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:32) Rockets Rebound
(5:26) Rockets Turnover: Shot Clock (T#1)
(5:12) MISS Murray 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:10) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:04) MISS Durant 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:02) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:56) MISS Murray 2' Running Finger Roll Layup
(4:52) Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:46) MISS Sheppard 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:40) Fears REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:35) Williamson Running Dunk (6 PTS) (Fears 1 AST)
1620
(4:26) Fears P.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Schwab)
(4:18) MISS Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:14) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:10) MISS Fears 2' Running Reverse Layup
(4:10) Smith Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:07) Capela REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:00) Eason 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Durant 2 AST)
1820
+3 (3:47) Jones 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
1823
(3:33) Jones P.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Schwab)
+2 (3:26) Durant 18' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Eason 1 AST)
2023
(3:10) MISS Fears 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:07) Capela REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:52) MISS Eason 9' Fadeaway Jumper
(2:48) Capela REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:40) MISS Eason 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(2:39) Capela REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(2:38) MISS Capela 3' Tip Layup Shot
(2:37) Capela REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
(2:35) MISS Capela Tip Layup Shot
(2:35) Bey BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:34) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (2:24) Queen 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Fears 2 AST)
2026
+3 (2:13) Eason 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Capela 1 AST)
2326
(1:57) MISS Fears 3' Driving Layup
(1:56) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:56) Matkovic P.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Taylor)
(1:56) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(1:47) Durant Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(1:47) Fears STEAL (1 STL)
(1:44) MISS Poole 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(1:42) Rockets Rebound
+3 (1:33) Holiday 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
2626
(1:18) Bey Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(1:18) Thompson STEAL (1 STL)
(1:13) MISS Thompson 2' Running Finger Roll Layup
(1:11) Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:02) MISS Durant 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:58) Bey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:55) Fears Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (0:43) Durant Driving Dunk (7 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
2826
(0:34) MISS Fears 2' Driving Layup
(0:34) Sengun BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:34) Fears REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (0:32) Bey 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Fears 3 AST)
2829
(0:13) PELICANS T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Queen ) (D.Taylor)
+1 (0:13) Durant Free Throw Technical (8 PTS)
2929
(0:02) MISS Eason 23' Jump Shot
(0:02) Matkovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

NOP

134Points102

49-105(46.7%)Field Goal(%)37-86(43.0%)

18-44(40.9%)3-Point(%)9-29(31.0%)

18-21(85.7%)Free Throw(%)19-28(67.9%)

59(22)Rebounds(Offensive)36(8)

33Assists19

9Steals4

8Blocks9

6Turnovers10

17Fouls18

52Pts In The Paint54

22Fast Break Pts17

14Pts Off Turnovers7

38Bench Pts29

33Largest Lead6

Game Details

Sunday, March 29, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 16,758 (94.2%)