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Green scores 30 to lead the Rockets to a 128-111 victory over the hapless Pelicans

By AP•Dec 27, 2024

Game Recap

Jalen Green steals and buries vicious windmill slam

NEW ORLEANS -- — Jalen Green scored 30 points in less than 30 minutes on the court, and the Houston Rockets cruised to a 128-111 victory over the hapless, injury-plagued New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night.

Fred VanVleet hit seven 3-pointers and finished with 25 points for Houston, which has won four straight and six of seven while climbing to second place in the highly competitive Western Conference.

Cam Whitmore added 27 points off the bench and center Alperen Sangun had 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Rockets, who led by 30 in the second half and sat their starters for most of the fourth quarter.

Trey Murphy had 21 points for the Pelicans, who have lost eight in a row and 17 of 18.

Brandon Boston and Dejounte Murray each scored 17 points, and CJ McCollum added 13 for New Orleans, which, like Houston, limited starters to 31 or fewer minutes of playing time after it became clear the game would not be competitive.

Takeaways

Rockets: Houston's fine recent form was evident from the start. The Rockets never trailed, led by 17 in the first quarter and 21 at halftime.

Pelicans: Zion Williamson has missed 22 consecutive games, of which New Orleans has won two. Brandon Ingram missed his seventh straight game and 13th overall this season, and the Pelicans have gone 0-13 without him.

Key moment

Green and VanVleet sandwiched a pair of 3s each around Sengun's dunk in the first 3:26 of the third quarter, helping the Rockets build a 75-51 lead.

Key stat

VanVleet, Green and Whitmore combined to go 17 of 31 from 3-point range. The Rockets shot 18 for 47 (38.3%) overall from deep.

Up next

The Rockets host Minnesota on Friday night. The Pelicans host Memphis on Friday night.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

HOU leads series 2-0

Regular Season Series

NO at HOU

Fri, Dec 20

113 - 133

Final

HOU at NO

Fri, Dec 27

128 - 111

Final

HOU at NO

Fri, Mar 7

109 - 97

Final

NO at HOU

Sun, Mar 9

117 - 146

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

HOU

46-97FG43-99

47Field Goal %43

18-473PT12-37

38Three Point %32

18-23FT13-18

18Offensive Rebounds17

36Defensive Rebounds27

19Assists29

7Steals12

9Blocks2

15Turnovers13

0Technical Fouls0

20Points Conceded Off Turnovers23

25Fast Break Points25

14Fouls16

30Largest Lead0

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NO	HOU
12:00	Alperen Sengun vs. Yves Missi	0	0
11:43	Amen Thompson blocks Herbert Jones's driving layup	0	0
11:41	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	0	0
11:27	Alperen Sengun misses 4-foot two point shot	0	0
11:24	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	0	0
11:14	Dejounte Murray misses 22-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:11	Herbert Jones offensive rebound	0	0
11:08	CJ McCollum misses 30-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:02	Yves Missi offensive rebound	0	0
10:59	Trey Murphy III misses 34-foot three point jumper	0	0
10:57	Dejounte Murray offensive rebound	0	0
10:55	Dejounte Murray misses 5-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
10:53	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	0	0
10:41	Jalen Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Fred VanVleet assists)	0	3
10:21	Trey Murphy III makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Yves Missi assists)	2	3
10:07	Jalen Green makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	2	5
9:49	Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Yves Missi's dunk	2	5
9:48	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	2	5
9:42	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point shot	2	5
9:38	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	2	5
9:32	Alperen Sengun makes driving layup	2	7
9:24	Herbert Jones makes driving layup (CJ McCollum assists)	4	7
9:12	Fred VanVleet makes 24-foot three pointer (Amen Thompson assists)	4	10
9:03	Herbert Jones makes driving layup (Dejounte Murray assists)	6	10
8:48	Jalen Green makes driving layup	6	12
8:40	CJ McCollum makes driving layup	8	12
8:30	Jalen Green misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	12
8:28	Yves Missi defensive rebound	8	12
8:19	Amen Thompson blocks Trey Murphy III 's 2-foot driving layup	8	12
8:17	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	8	12
8:10	Fred VanVleet makes two point shot	8	14
7:50	Yves Missi misses 7-foot two point shot	8	14
7:48	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	8	14
7:45	Fred VanVleet misses running pullup jump shot	8	14
7:41	Dejounte Murray defensive rebound	8	14
7:35	Dejounte Murray makes two point shot	10	14
7:16	Jalen Green makes 18-foot pullup jump shot	10	16
7:06	Fred VanVleet personal foul	10	16
6:55	Herbert Jones makes layup (Dejounte Murray assists)	12	16
6:31	Fred VanVleet makes 26-foot three point jumper	12	19
6:09	Dejounte Murray makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (Yves Missi assists)	14	19
5:57	Alperen Sengun bad pass (Dejounte Murray steals)	14	19
5:54	Dejounte Murray makes two point shot	16	19
5:53	Rockets Full timeout	16	19
5:53	Jordan Hawkins enters the game for Dejounte Murray	16	19
5:53	Steven Adams enters the game for Alperen Sengun	16	19
5:37	Amen Thompson misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	19
5:33	Rockets offensive team rebound	16	19
5:22	Steven Adams makes 1-foot layup	16	21
5:22	Yves Missi shooting foul	16	21
5:22	Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for Amen Thompson	16	21
5:22	Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 1	16	21
5:21	Yves Missi defensive rebound	16	21
5:06	CJ McCollum makes 9-foot two point shot (Trey Murphy III assists)	18	21
4:57	CJ McCollum personal foul	18	21
4:49	Jalen Green makes driving layup	18	23
4:40	Steven Adams blocks Trey Murphy III's driving layup	18	23
4:38	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	18	23
4:33	Jalen Green makes 1-foot layup (Fred VanVleet assists)	18	25
4:32	Pelicans Full timeout	18	25
4:22	Jordan Hawkins makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (CJ McCollum assists)	20	25
4:06	Steven Adams out of bounds bad pass turnover	20	25
4:06	Javonte Green enters the game for Herbert Jones	20	25
3:56	Jordan Hawkins misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	25
3:53	Steven Adams defensive rebound	20	25
3:51	Javonte Green personal foul	20	25
3:51	Cam Whitmore enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	20	25
3:40	Fred VanVleet misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	25
3:36	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	20	25
3:32	Jordan Hawkins misses 23-foot three point shot	20	25
3:30	Jalen Green defensive rebound	20	25
3:24	Jalen Green misses two point shot	20	25
3:21	Javonte Green defensive rebound	20	25
3:10	CJ McCollum misses two point shot	20	25
3:08	Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound	20	25
3:02	Javonte Green shooting foul	20	25
3:02	Jae'Sean Tate makes free throw 1 of 2	20	26
3:02	Dejounte Murray enters the game for CJ McCollum	20	26
3:02	Daniel Theis enters the game for Yves Missi	20	26
3:02	Jae'Sean Tate makes free throw 2 of 2	20	27
2:40	Jordan Hawkins misses driving floating jump shot	20	27
2:38	Pelicans offensive team rebound	20	27
2:38	shot clock turnover	20	27
2:29	Fred VanVleet misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	20	27
2:27	Fred VanVleet offensive rebound	20	27
2:25	Fred VanVleet misses driving layup	20	27
2:22	Pelicans defensive team rebound	20	27
2:06	Dejounte Murray misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	20	27
2:04	Javonte Green offensive rebound	20	27
2:03	Javonte Green misses two point shot	20	27
2:02	Steven Adams defensive rebound	20	27
1:56	Trey Murphy III personal foul	20	27
1:56	Fred VanVleet makes free throw 1 of 2	20	28
1:56	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Steven Adams	20	28
1:56	Fred VanVleet makes free throw 2 of 2	20	29
1:46	Dejounte Murray out of bounds bad pass turnover	20	29
1:46	Amen Thompson enters the game for Fred VanVleet	20	29
1:34	Cam Whitmore makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)	20	32
1:21	Dejounte Murray out of bounds bad pass turnover	20	32
1:09	Alperen Sengun misses 4-foot two point shot	20	32
1:07	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	20	32
1:05	Alperen Sengun makes two point shot	20	34
54.1	Jordan Hawkins misses 24-foot three point jumper	20	34
52.1	Jalen Green defensive rebound	20	34
46.0	Jalen Green makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot	20	37
35.1	Trey Murphy III misses two point shot	20	37
34.1	Javonte Green offensive rebound	20	37
33.1	Javonte Green makes tip shot	22	37
11.1	Jae'Sean Tate makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Jalen Green assists)	22	39
3.1	Brandon Boston enters the game for Javonte Green	22	39
2.0	Jae'Sean Tate personal foul	22	39
2.0	Fred VanVleet enters the game for Alperen Sengun	22	39
0.1	Trey Murphy III lost ball turnover (Jalen Green steals)	22	39
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	39

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NO	HOU
12:00	Herbert Jones enters the game for Trey Murphy III	22	39
12:00	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Jalen Green	22	39
12:00	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Jae'Sean Tate	22	39
12:00	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Fred VanVleet	22	39
11:50	Cam Whitmore misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	22	39
11:48	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	22	39
11:39	Alperen Sengun lost ball turnover (Daniel Theis steals)	22	39
11:32	Dejounte Murray misses two point shot	22	39
11:30	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	22	39
11:24	Brandon Boston shooting foul	22	39
11:24	Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2	22	39
11:24	Rockets offensive team rebound	22	39
11:24	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	22	40
11:14	Herbert Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper	22	40
11:11	Cam Whitmore defensive rebound	22	40
11:06	Cam Whitmore misses running pullup jump shot	22	40
11:03	Reed Sheppard offensive rebound	22	40
10:58	Amen Thompson bad pass (Brandon Boston steals)	22	40
10:51	Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul	22	40
10:51	Daniel Theis makes free throw 1 of 2	23	40
10:51	Daniel Theis makes free throw 2 of 2	24	40
10:38	Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	40
10:34	Daniel Theis defensive rebound	24	40
10:26	Jordan Hawkins misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	24	40
10:24	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	24	40
10:17	Amen Thompson makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	24	42
9:54	Dejounte Murray makes 1-foot two point shot (Herbert Jones assists)	26	42
9:49	Daniel Theis shooting foul	26	42
9:49	Cam Whitmore makes free throw 1 of 2	26	43
9:49	Cam Whitmore makes free throw 2 of 2	26	44
9:40	Amen Thompson blocks Herbert Jones 's 4-foot layup	26	44
9:39	Herbert Jones offensive rebound	26	44
9:39	Herbert Jones misses 3-foot tip shot	26	44
9:38	Daniel Theis offensive rebound	26	44
9:38	Daniel Theis misses 2-foot tip shot	26	44
9:37	Herbert Jones offensive rebound	26	44
9:36	Herbert Jones misses two point shot	26	44
9:34	Rockets defensive team rebound	26	44
9:18	Amen Thompson bad pass (Jordan Hawkins steals)	26	44
9:14	Reed Sheppard shooting foul	26	44
9:14	Brandon Boston misses free throw 1 of 2	26	44
9:14	Pelicans offensive team rebound	26	44
9:14	Brandon Boston makes free throw 2 of 2	27	44
9:04	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	44
9:02	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	27	44
8:54	Cam Whitmore misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	44
8:51	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound	27	44
8:49	Herbert Jones shooting foul	27	44
8:49	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	27	45
8:49	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	27	46
8:34	Brandon Boston misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	46
8:32	Cam Whitmore defensive rebound	27	46
8:19	Cam Whitmore makes driving layup (Alperen Sengun assists)	27	48
8:19	Daniel Theis defensive goaltending violation	27	48
8:04	Dejounte Murray misses driving layup	27	48
8:02	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	27	48
7:57	Jabari Smith Jr. out of bounds lost ball turnover	27	48
7:57	Yves Missi enters the game for Dejounte Murray	27	48
7:57	CJ McCollum enters the game for Daniel Theis	27	48
7:44	CJ McCollum makes 23-foot three point jumper (Herbert Jones assists)	30	48
7:35	Reed Sheppard misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	30	48
7:32	Brandon Boston defensive rebound	30	48
7:26	CJ McCollum misses running pullup jump shot	30	48
7:22	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	30	48
7:10	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	30	48
7:08	Yves Missi defensive rebound	30	48
6:54	Amen Thompson blocks Brandon Boston 's 8-foot two point shot	30	48
6:52	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	30	48
6:46	Alperen Sengun misses 25-foot three point jumper	30	48
6:42	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	30	48
6:23	CJ McCollum misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	30	48
6:21	Yves Missi offensive rebound	30	48
6:14	Jordan Hawkins misses 25-foot three point jumper	30	48
6:11	Brandon Boston offensive rebound	30	48
6:08	Jordan Hawkins misses 25-foot three point jumper	30	48
6:03	Yves Missi offensive rebound	30	48
5:52	CJ McCollum misses driving layup	30	48
5:50	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	30	48
5:47	Reed Sheppard misses running pullup jump shot	30	48
5:45	Brandon Boston defensive rebound	30	48
5:37	CJ McCollum makes 24-foot three point shot (Herbert Jones assists)	33	48
5:36	Rockets Full timeout	33	48
5:36	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl enters the game for Herbert Jones	33	48
5:36	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Jordan Hawkins	33	48
5:36	Fred VanVleet enters the game for Amen Thompson	33	48
5:36	Jalen Green enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	33	48
5:36	Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for Reed Sheppard	33	48
5:36	Steven Adams enters the game for Alperen Sengun	33	48
5:16	Jalen Green misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	33	48
5:14	Yves Missi defensive rebound	33	48
5:11	Brandon Boston lost ball turnover (Jalen Green steals)	33	48
5:09	Jalen Green makes driving dunk	33	50
4:37	shot clock turnover	33	50
4:37	Herbert Jones enters the game for Brandon Boston	33	50
4:27	Jae'Sean Tate misses 22-foot three point jumper	33	50
4:24	Pelicans defensive team rebound	33	50
4:24	Steven Adams loose ball foul	33	50
4:15	CJ McCollum misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	33	50
4:12	Pelicans offensive team rebound	33	50
4:08	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes 24-foot three point jumper (Yves Missi assists)	36	50
3:46	Amen Thompson enters the game for Cam Whitmore	36	50
3:44	Jalen Green makes 22-foot three point jumper	36	53
3:17	Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point jumper	36	53
3:15	Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound	36	53
3:10	Fred VanVleet misses 25-foot three point shot	36	53
3:08	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	36	53
2:55	Trey Murphy III misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	36	53
2:53	Steven Adams defensive rebound	36	53
2:36	Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	36	53
2:34	Herbert Jones defensive rebound	36	53
2:29	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses 25-foot three point shot	36	53
2:26	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	36	53
2:20	Yves Missi blocks Amen Thompson 's 2-foot two point shot	36	53
2:18	Herbert Jones defensive rebound	36	53
2:13	Trey Murphy III makes two point shot (Herbert Jones assists)	38	53
1:59	Fred VanVleet misses 26-foot three point jumper	38	53
1:56	Yves Missi defensive rebound	38	53
1:49	Pelicans Full timeout	38	53
1:49	Dejounte Murray enters the game for Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	38	53
1:49	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Jae'Sean Tate	38	53
1:49	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Steven Adams	38	53
1:49	Herbert Jones out of bounds lost ball turnover	38	53
1:35	Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Fred VanVleet assists)	38	55
1:10	Trey Murphy III makes 26-foot three pointer (Herbert Jones assists)	41	55
50.1	Alperen Sengun makes 2-foot layup (Fred VanVleet assists)	41	57
37.1	CJ McCollum makes driving layup	43	57
32.1	Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	43	57
29.2	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound	43	57
29.0	Jabari Smith Jr. makes tip shot	43	59
15.0	Herbert Jones misses driving layup	43	59
13.1	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	43	59
2.0	Amen Thompson makes 1-foot layup (Alperen Sengun assists)	43	61
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	43	61

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NO	HOU
12:00	Rockets delay of game violation	43	61
11:38	Jalen Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	43	64
11:11	Trey Murphy III misses 23-foot three point jumper	43	64
11:08	CJ McCollum offensive rebound	43	64
11:05	Alperen Sengun shooting foul	43	64
11:05	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2	44	64
11:05	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2	45	64
10:44	Alperen Sengun misses driving floating jump shot	45	64
10:42	Fred VanVleet offensive rebound	45	64
10:40	Amen Thompson misses 23-foot three point jumper	45	64
10:38	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	45	64
10:35	Amen Thompson bad pass (Dejounte Murray steals)	45	64
10:32	Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul	45	64
10:32	Dejounte Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	46	64
10:32	Dejounte Murray misses free throw 2 of 2	46	64
10:29	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	46	64
10:17	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 6-foot two point shot	46	64
10:16	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	46	64
10:12	Alperen Sengun steps out of bounds turnover	46	64
9:51	Yves Missi makes two point shot	48	64
9:37	Jalen Green makes 26-foot three pointer	48	67
9:24	Dejounte Murray makes 26-foot three pointer (Yves Missi assists)	51	67
9:16	CJ McCollum personal foul	51	67
9:12	Alperen Sengun makes driving dunk	51	69
9:05	Dejounte Murray misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	51	69
9:02	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	51	69
8:53	Fred VanVleet makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	51	72
8:42	Herbert Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper	51	72
8:40	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	51	72
8:34	Fred VanVleet makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot	51	75
8:33	Pelicans Full timeout	51	75
8:08	Trey Murphy III makes 25-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)	54	75
7:52	Herbert Jones shooting foul	54	75
7:52	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	54	76
7:52	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	54	77
7:40	Alperen Sengun personal foul	54	77
7:30	Trey Murphy III makes 26-foot three point jumper (Herbert Jones assists)	57	77
7:17	Jabari Smith Jr. bad pass (Trey Murphy III steals)	57	77
7:16	Jabari Smith Jr. transition take foul	57	77
7:16	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 1	58	77
7:07	Dejounte Murray makes 17-foot step back jumpshot	60	77
6:44	Fred VanVleet makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	60	80
6:32	Dejounte Murray out of bounds bad pass turnover	60	80
6:24	Alperen Sengun misses 10-foot jumper	60	80
6:20	Fred VanVleet offensive rebound	60	80
6:18	Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	60	80
6:16	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	60	80
6:10	Fred VanVleet makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	60	83
5:51	Dejounte Murray makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trey Murphy III assists)	63	83
5:44	Fred VanVleet bad pass (Dejounte Murray steals)	63	83
5:38	Trey Murphy III misses 23-foot three point shot	63	83
5:35	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	63	83
5:24	Amen Thompson misses 24-foot three point jumper	63	83
5:22	Yves Missi defensive rebound	63	83
5:14	Trey Murphy III makes 23-foot three point shot (Dejounte Murray assists)	66	83
5:13	Rockets Full timeout	66	83
5:13	Jordan Hawkins enters the game for CJ McCollum	66	83
5:13	Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for Amen Thompson	66	83
5:13	Steven Adams enters the game for Alperen Sengun	66	83
4:58	Yves Missi blocks Jalen Green 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot	66	83
4:56	Fred VanVleet offensive rebound	66	83
4:54	Fred VanVleet makes 26-foot three point jumper	66	86
4:41	Dejounte Murray misses driving layup	66	86
4:40	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	66	86
4:33	Jae'Sean Tate makes two point shot	66	88
4:14	Herbert Jones makes 6-foot two point shot (Jordan Hawkins assists)	68	88
4:03	Fred VanVleet lost ball turnover (Jordan Hawkins steals)	68	88
3:58	Dejounte Murray misses two point shot	68	88
3:55	Steven Adams defensive rebound	68	88
3:43	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 14-foot jumper	68	88
3:41	Dejounte Murray defensive rebound	68	88
3:34	Trey Murphy III misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot	68	88
3:32	Steven Adams defensive rebound	68	88
3:12	Fred VanVleet misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	68	88
3:10	Pelicans defensive team rebound	68	88
3:09	Jae'Sean Tate loose ball foul	68	88
3:09	Jordan Hawkins makes free throw 1 of 2	69	88
3:09	CJ McCollum enters the game for Herbert Jones	69	88
3:09	Daniel Theis enters the game for Dejounte Murray	69	88
3:09	Javonte Green enters the game for Yves Missi	69	88
3:09	Cam Whitmore enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	69	88
3:09	Jordan Hawkins makes free throw 2 of 2	70	88
2:58	Jalen Green makes 27-foot three pointer	70	91
2:48	Fred VanVleet personal foul	70	91
2:48	CJ McCollum misses free throw 1 of 2	70	91
2:48	Pelicans offensive team rebound	70	91
2:48	CJ McCollum makes free throw 2 of 2	71	91
2:35	Jalen Green misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	71	91
2:33	Javonte Green defensive rebound	71	91
2:22	Javonte Green bad pass (Fred VanVleet steals)	71	91
2:13	Cam Whitmore misses 30-foot three point jumper	71	91
2:09	Rockets offensive team rebound	71	91
2:09	Daniel Theis loose ball foul	71	91
2:09	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Fred VanVleet	71	91
2:09	Amen Thompson enters the game for Steven Adams	71	91
1:55	Cam Whitmore makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Amen Thompson assists)	71	93
1:42	CJ McCollum misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	71	93
1:40	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	71	93
1:34	Cam Whitmore misses two point shot	71	93
1:32	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	71	93
1:32	Amen Thompson makes dunk	71	95
1:19	Daniel Theis bad pass (Cam Whitmore steals)	71	95
1:16	Pelicans Full timeout	71	95
1:16	Cam Whitmore makes 1-foot dunk	71	97
1:07	Jalen Green shooting foul	71	95
1:07	Jordan Hawkins misses free throw 1 of 3	71	95
1:07	Pelicans offensive team rebound	71	95
1:07	Jordan Hawkins misses free throw 2 of 3	71	95
1:07	Pelicans offensive team rebound	71	95
1:07	Jordan Hawkins makes free throw 3 of 3	72	95
52.1	Cam Whitmore makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	72	98
44.1	CJ McCollum out of bounds bad pass turnover	72	98
32.1	Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	72	98
29.1	Rockets offensive team rebound	72	98
15.0	Jae'Sean Tate makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	72	100
4.1	Trey Murphy III makes 1-foot driving dunk	74	100
1.1	Alperen Sengun misses 24-foot three point jumper	74	100
0.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	74	100
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	74	100

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NO	HOU
12:00	Dejounte Murray enters the game for CJ McCollum	74	102
12:00	Brandon Boston enters the game for Daniel Theis	74	102
12:00	Yves Missi enters the game for Jordan Hawkins	74	102
12:00	Herbert Jones enters the game for Trey Murphy III	74	102
12:00	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Jalen Green	74	102
12:00	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Alperen Sengun	74	102
11:44	Brandon Boston makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Herbert Jones assists)	76	102
11:28	Amen Thompson makes driving dunk	76	104
11:08	Amen Thompson blocks Herbert Jones 's 7-foot pullup jump shot	76	104
11:06	Herbert Jones offensive rebound	76	104
11:02	shot clock turnover	76	104
10:41	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 17-foot two point shot	76	104
10:39	Dejounte Murray defensive rebound	76	104
10:33	Brandon Boston makes two point shot (Dejounte Murray assists)	78	104
10:14	Reed Sheppard misses driving layup	78	104
10:12	Brandon Boston defensive rebound	78	104
10:09	Brandon Boston lost ball turnover (Reed Sheppard steals)	78	104
10:04	Jae'Sean Tate lost ball turnover (Brandon Boston steals)	78	104
9:55	Herbert Jones makes two point shot	80	104
9:36	Reed Sheppard misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	80	104
9:33	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	80	104
9:31	Jae'Sean Tate misses layup	80	104
9:30	Cam Whitmore offensive rebound	80	104
9:30	Cam Whitmore makes 1-foot dunk	80	106
9:18	Herbert Jones lost ball turnover (Amen Thompson steals)	80	106
9:01	Jae'Sean Tate makes 8-foot two point shot	80	108
8:54	Pelicans Full timeout	80	108
8:54	Antonio Reeves enters the game for Dejounte Murray	80	108
8:54	Daniel Theis enters the game for Yves Missi	80	108
8:54	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl enters the game for Herbert Jones	80	108
8:54	Jock Landale enters the game for Amen Thompson	80	108
8:54	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Jae'Sean Tate	80	108
8:54	Jeff Green enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	80	108
8:47	Javonte Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Antonio Reeves assists)	83	108
8:28	Jeff Green makes three pointer (Cam Whitmore assists)	83	111
8:11	Antonio Reeves out of bounds bad pass turnover	83	111
8:01	Brandon Boston shooting foul	83	111
8:01	Reed Sheppard misses free throw 1 of 2	83	111
8:01	Rockets offensive team rebound	83	111
8:01	Reed Sheppard makes free throw 2 of 2	83	112
7:45	Javonte Green makes 2-foot layup (Daniel Theis assists)	85	112
7:37	Jock Landale lost ball turnover (Brandon Boston steals)	85	112
7:31	Javonte Green makes dunk (Antonio Reeves assists)	87	112
7:05	Jock Landale misses 24-foot three point jumper	87	112
7:03	Rockets offensive team rebound	87	112
7:03	shot clock turnover	87	112
6:55	Brandon Boston misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	87	112
6:53	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	87	112
6:47	Cam Whitmore makes 1-foot dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)	87	114
6:31	Brandon Boston makes driving layup	89	114
6:31	Jock Landale shooting foul	89	114
6:31	Brandon Boston makes free throw 1 of 1	90	114
6:13	Jeff Green misses 22-foot three point jumper	90	114
6:11	Brandon Boston defensive rebound	90	114
6:05	Aaron Holiday blocks Antonio Reeves's driving floating jump shot	90	114
6:03	Pelicans offensive team rebound	90	114
5:53	Antonio Reeves misses driving floating jump shot	90	114
5:49	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound	90	114
5:47	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl bad pass (Aaron Holiday steals)	90	114
5:42	Jeff Green makes two point shot (Aaron Holiday assists)	90	116
5:31	Brandon Boston makes 2-foot layup (Daniel Theis assists)	92	116
5:17	Daniel Theis shooting foul	92	116
5:17	Cam Whitmore makes free throw 1 of 2	92	117
5:17	Cam Whitmore makes free throw 2 of 2	92	118
5:04	Brandon Boston makes 1-foot dunk (Antonio Reeves assists)	94	118
4:48	Cam Whitmore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)	94	121
4:37	Brandon Boston makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	96	121
4:30	Reed Sheppard misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	96	121
4:26	Jeff Green offensive rebound	96	121
4:25	Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point jumper	96	121
4:21	Brandon Boston defensive rebound	96	121
4:17	Antonio Reeves makes dunk (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl assists)	98	121
4:01	Reed Sheppard misses driving layup	98	121
4:01	Daniel Theis defensive rebound	98	121
3:54	Antonio Reeves misses running pullup jump shot	98	121
3:51	Javonte Green offensive rebound	98	121
3:50	Javonte Green makes two point shot	100	121
3:30	Cam Whitmore makes 24-foot three pointer	100	124
3:15	Jock Landale blocks Brandon Boston 's 5-foot driving layup	100	124
3:14	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	100	124
3:10	Cam Whitmore misses dunk	100	124
3:08	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	100	124
3:04	Brandon Boston makes 25-foot three point shot (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl assists)	103	124
3:00	Jock Landale bad pass (Brandon Boston steals)	103	124
2:55	Daniel Theis misses 23-foot three point shot	103	124
2:52	Antonio Reeves offensive rebound	103	124
2:50	Antonio Reeves makes two point shot	105	124
2:48	Rockets Full timeout	105	124
2:31	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl shooting foul	105	124
2:31	Jeff Green makes free throw 1 of 2	105	125
2:31	Jeff Green misses free throw 2 of 2	105	125
2:30	Daniel Theis defensive rebound	105	125
2:10	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes 22-foot three point jumper (Brandon Boston assists)	108	125
1:50	Cam Whitmore misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	108	125
1:47	Daniel Theis defensive rebound	108	125
1:34	Brandon Boston misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	108	125
1:32	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	108	125
1:25	Jock Landale lost ball turnover (Javonte Green steals)	108	125
1:13	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	108	125
1:08	Cam Whitmore defensive rebound	108	125
1:04	Daniel Theis shooting foul	108	125
1:04	Cam Whitmore misses free throw 1 of 2	108	125
1:04	Rockets offensive team rebound	108	125
1:04	Cam Whitmore makes free throw 2 of 2	108	126
49.1	Brandon Boston misses two point shot	108	126
47.1	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound	108	126
47.1	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point shot	110	126
47.1	Jeff Green shooting foul	110	126
47.1	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes free throw 1 of 1	111	126
35.1	Brandon Boston personal foul	111	126
35.1	Aaron Holiday makes free throw 1 of 2	111	127
35.1	Aaron Holiday makes free throw 2 of 2	111	128
24.0	Brandon Boston misses 22-foot pullup jump shot	111	128
21.1	Jeff Green defensive rebound	111	128
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	111	128
0.0	End of Game	111	128

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Smoothie King Center

New Orleans, LA

Date & Time

1:00 AM, December 27, 2024

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Attendance

16,052

Referees

Brent Barnaky, Brian Forte, J.D. Ralls

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	L8

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