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Jalen Green and Rockets beat New Orleans 133-113 and send Pelicans to their 5th straight loss

By AP•Dec 20, 2024

Game Recap

New Orleans Pelicans vs. Houston Rockets: Game Highlights

HOUSTON -- — Jalen Green scored 34 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 133-113 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night.

Green had a season-high 22 points in the third quarter and shot 13 of 22 in the game, including 4 for 10 from beyond the arc. Green entered shooting 31.3% from long distance this season.

Dillon Brooks scored 26 points, and Alperen Sengun added 23 points and nine rebounds as the Rockets improved to 11-3 at home.

Trey Murphy III scored 28 points, and Herb Jones had 20 for the Pelicans, who have lost five straight and fell to 1-14 on the road.

Takeaways

Pelicans: New Orleans entered Thursday allowing the second-most fast-break points in the NBA at 19.6 points per game, and the Rockets exploited that weakness, outscoring New Orleans 26-11 in transition points. The Pelicans were missing C Daniel Theis (personal reasons), while Zion Williamson and José Alvarado remained sidelined with hamstring strains.

Rockets: When the Rockets are hitting their 3-pointers, they can be a tough team to handle. Houston now embarks on a three-game trip to Toronto, Charlotte and New Orleans, facing teams with a combined record of 19-44.

Key moment

After both teams scored 27 in the second quarter, the Rockets opened the second half on a 15-3 run, jumping to a 25-point lead that New Orleans never overcame.

Key stat

Houston shot 7 for 10 from 3-point range in the first quarter, tying for its most 3s made in any quarter this season. The Rockets finished the game 17 of 39 from distance, for 43.6%.

Up next

The Pelicans return to New Orleans for a five-game homestand that starts with the Knicks on Saturday night, while Houston visits Toronto on Sunday.

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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 1-0

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

41-92FG50-87

45Field Goal %57

13-283PT17-39

46Three Point %44

18-25FT16-19

11Offensive Rebounds6

26Defensive Rebounds36

25Assists34

6Steals7

2Blocks6

12Turnovers11

0Technical Fouls0

19Points Conceded Off Turnovers17

11Fast Break Points28

22Fouls20

5Largest Lead26

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	NO
12:00	Yves Missi vs. Alperen Sengun (Jalen Green gains possession)	0	0
11:39	Jalen Green out of bounds lost ball turnover	0	0
11:22	Yves Missi makes finger roll layup	0	2
11:00	Jalen Green misses 20-foot jumper	0	2
10:56	Fred VanVleet offensive rebound	0	2
10:52	Alperen Sengun makes two point shot (Dillon Brooks assists)	2	2
10:38	Trey Murphy III makes driving layup (CJ McCollum assists)	2	4
10:23	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	4
10:20	Yves Missi defensive rebound	2	4
10:04	Trey Murphy III makes 29-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)	2	7
9:48	Jalen Green makes 26-foot three pointer (Alperen Sengun assists)	5	7
9:32	Yves Missi lost ball turnover (Dillon Brooks steals)	5	7
9:26	Dillon Brooks makes two point shot	7	7
9:09	Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul	7	7
9:01	Herbert Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	7
8:58	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	7	7
8:53	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 28-foot three point shot (Fred VanVleet assists)	10	7
8:41	Trey Murphy III misses 29-foot three point step back jumpshot	10	7
8:40	Dillon Brooks defensive rebound	10	7
8:33	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point shot (Dillon Brooks assists)	13	7
8:31	Pelicans Full timeout	13	7
8:12	CJ McCollum misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	13	7
8:08	Herbert Jones offensive rebound	13	7
8:08	Herbert Jones misses tip shot	13	7
8:06	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	13	7
7:58	Alperen Sengun makes layup (Jalen Green assists)	15	7
7:47	Herbert Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)	15	10
7:34	Jalen Green makes driving layup (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	17	10
7:18	Dejounte Murray misses two point shot	17	10
7:16	Dillon Brooks defensive rebound	17	10
7:01	Jalen Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	20	10
6:43	Herbert Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	10
6:41	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	20	10
6:37	Fred VanVleet makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot	23	10
6:10	Yves Missi makes 4-foot dunk (Trey Murphy III assists)	23	12
5:50	Jalen Green misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	23	12
5:48	Pelicans defensive team rebound	23	12
5:32	Fred VanVleet blocks Herbert Jones 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot	23	12
5:32	Pelicans offensive team rebound	23	12
5:32	Amen Thompson enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	23	12
5:32	Steven Adams enters the game for Alperen Sengun	23	12
5:32	Trey Jemison III enters the game for Yves Missi	23	12
5:26	CJ McCollum misses 27-foot three point jumper	23	12
5:23	Jalen Green defensive rebound	23	12
5:12	Fred VanVleet out of bounds bad pass turnover	23	12
5:00	Dejounte Murray makes 27-foot three pointer	23	15
4:49	Fred VanVleet makes 25-foot three pointer	26	15
4:37	Dejounte Murray misses 14-foot step back jumpshot	26	15
4:33	Dillon Brooks defensive rebound	26	15
4:29	Fred VanVleet misses 26-foot three point shot	26	15
4:25	Steven Adams offensive rebound	26	15
4:24	Steven Adams makes 10-foot two point shot	28	15
4:04	Dillon Brooks shooting foul	28	15
4:04	Trey Murphy III misses free throw 1 of 2	28	15
4:04	Pelicans offensive team rebound	28	15
4:04	Jordan Hawkins enters the game for Herbert Jones	28	15
4:04	Javonte Green enters the game for CJ McCollum	28	15
4:04	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2	28	16
3:56	Javonte Green personal foul	28	16
3:49	Dillon Brooks makes 8-foot pullup jump shot (Jalen Green assists)	30	16
3:28	Trey Murphy III misses 30-foot three point jumper	30	16
3:26	Steven Adams defensive rebound	30	16
3:16	Dillon Brooks makes 10-foot two point shot	32	16
3:00	Dejounte Murray makes 12-foot two point shot	32	18
2:45	Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	32	18
2:41	Dejounte Murray defensive rebound	32	18
2:34	Dejounte Murray makes 5-foot two point shot	32	20
2:14	Trey Jemison III personal foul	32	20
2:14	Rockets Full timeout	32	20
2:14	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Jalen Green	32	20
2:14	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Dillon Brooks	32	20
2:01	Steven Adams bad pass (Dejounte Murray steals)	32	20
1:50	Jordan Hawkins makes 9-foot pullup jump shot	32	22
1:29	Amen Thompson makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Fred VanVleet assists)	34	22
1:15	Trey Murphy III makes 29-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)	34	25
1:05	Trey Murphy III shooting foul	34	25
1:05	Fred VanVleet makes free throw 1 of 2	35	25
1:05	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Steven Adams	35	25
1:05	Fred VanVleet makes free throw 2 of 2	36	25
43.1	Dejounte Murray misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	36	25
40.1	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	36	25
22.1	Aaron Holiday makes three point jumper (Fred VanVleet assists)	39	25
0.1	Dejounte Murray misses 10-foot two point shot	39	25
0.1	Pelicans offensive team rebound	39	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	39	25

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	NO
12:00	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Fred VanVleet	39	25
12:00	Yves Missi enters the game for Dejounte Murray	39	25
12:00	CJ McCollum enters the game for Trey Murphy III	39	25
12:00	Brandon Boston enters the game for Trey Jemison III	39	25
11:47	Reed Sheppard blocks CJ McCollum 's 5-foot driving layup	39	25
11:43	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	39	25
11:35	Alperen Sengun misses dunk	39	25
11:31	Yves Missi defensive rebound	39	25
11:26	Jordan Hawkins misses 9-foot two point shot	39	25
11:24	Aaron Holiday defensive rebound	39	25
11:20	Jordan Hawkins blocks Aaron Holiday 's 5-foot two point shot	39	25
11:15	Javonte Green defensive rebound	39	25
11:13	Brandon Boston lost ball turnover (Reed Sheppard steals)	39	25
11:09	Aaron Holiday misses 27-foot three point shot	39	25
11:05	Brandon Boston defensive rebound	39	25
10:57	Brandon Boston misses driving layup	39	25
10:57	Yves Missi offensive rebound	39	25
10:57	Reed Sheppard shooting foul	39	25
10:57	Yves Missi makes free throw 1 of 2	39	26
10:57	Yves Missi misses free throw 2 of 2	39	26
10:57	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	39	26
10:42	Alperen Sengun misses 9-foot two point shot	39	26
10:38	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	39	26
10:35	CJ McCollum misses running pullup jump shot	39	26
10:33	Aaron Holiday defensive rebound	39	26
10:23	Javonte Green blocks Amen Thompson 's 3-foot layup	39	26
10:21	Brandon Boston defensive rebound	39	26
10:14	Jordan Hawkins makes 24-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)	39	29
10:00	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Aaron Holiday assists)	42	29
9:35	CJ McCollum misses 27-foot three point jumper	42	29
9:32	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	42	29
9:30	CJ McCollum personal foul	42	29
9:21	Alperen Sengun makes 2-foot layup (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	44	29
9:04	Brandon Boston misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	44	29
9:02	Yves Missi offensive rebound	44	29
9:02	Yves Missi misses tip shot	44	29
9:02	Pelicans offensive team rebound	44	29
9:02	Dillon Brooks enters the game for Aaron Holiday	44	29
9:02	Herbert Jones enters the game for Javonte Green	44	29
8:54	CJ McCollum makes 11-foot two point shot (Yves Missi assists)	44	31
8:54	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive goaltending violation	44	31
8:40	Dillon Brooks makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	47	31
8:23	Brandon Boston makes driving layup	47	33
8:02	Dillon Brooks misses layup	47	33
8:00	Dillon Brooks offensive rebound	47	33
7:59	Dillon Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper	47	33
7:55	Brandon Boston defensive rebound	47	33
7:50	Jordan Hawkins misses 29-foot three point shot	47	33
7:45	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	47	33
7:41	Dillon Brooks makes 24-foot three point shot (Amen Thompson assists)	50	33
7:32	CJ McCollum misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	50	33
7:32	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	50	33
7:26	Reed Sheppard misses driving floating jump shot	50	33
7:24	Reed Sheppard offensive rebound	50	33
7:24	Reed Sheppard makes 7-foot two point shot	52	33
7:24	Pelicans Full timeout	52	33
7:24	Steven Adams enters the game for Amen Thompson	52	33
7:24	Jalen Green enters the game for Alperen Sengun	52	33
7:24	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Jordan Hawkins	52	33
7:07	Trey Murphy III makes 27-foot three point jumper (Herbert Jones assists)	52	36
6:47	Jalen Green bad pass (Brandon Boston steals)	52	36
6:44	Brandon Boston makes two point shot	52	38
6:31	Jalen Green misses 27-foot three point jumper	52	38
6:29	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	52	38
6:22	Trey Murphy III makes two point shot (CJ McCollum assists)	52	40
6:21	Rockets Full timeout	52	40
6:21	Fred VanVleet enters the game for Reed Sheppard	52	40
6:21	Dejounte Murray enters the game for CJ McCollum	52	40
6:02	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	52	40
5:57	Dejounte Murray defensive rebound	52	40
5:50	Yves Missi misses layup	52	40
5:48	Dillon Brooks defensive rebound	52	40
5:45	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point shot	52	40
5:41	Dejounte Murray defensive rebound	52	40
5:35	Herbert Jones misses driving floating jump shot	52	40
5:32	Steven Adams defensive rebound	52	40
5:30	Dillon Brooks lost ball turnover (Brandon Boston steals)	52	40
5:26	Herbert Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper	52	40
5:24	Steven Adams defensive rebound	52	40
5:15	Dillon Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Fred VanVleet assists)	55	40
5:01	Jalen Green shooting foul	55	40
5:01	Herbert Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	55	41
5:01	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Steven Adams	55	41
5:01	Herbert Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	55	42
4:46	Yves Missi personal foul	55	42
4:46	Amen Thompson enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	55	42
4:40	Alperen Sengun makes 8-foot two point shot (Fred VanVleet assists)	57	42
4:25	Yves Missi misses layup	57	42
4:24	Dillon Brooks defensive rebound	57	42
4:19	Amen Thompson misses driving floating jump shot	57	42
4:15	Dejounte Murray defensive rebound	57	42
4:11	Herbert Jones makes two point shot (Dejounte Murray assists)	57	44
3:51	Alperen Sengun makes layup (Amen Thompson assists)	59	44
3:33	Brandon Boston misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	59	44
3:30	Jalen Green defensive rebound	59	44
3:25	Jalen Green out of bounds lost ball turnover	59	44
3:15	Amen Thompson personal foul	59	44
3:15	CJ McCollum enters the game for Brandon Boston	59	44
3:15	Javonte Green enters the game for Yves Missi	59	44
3:03	Trey Murphy III misses driving floating jump shot	59	44
3:01	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	59	44
2:48	Dejounte Murray personal foul	59	44
2:46	Herbert Jones personal foul	59	44
2:40	Dillon Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper	59	44
2:38	Rockets offensive team rebound	59	44
2:38	Herbert Jones loose ball foul	59	44
2:38	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2	60	44
2:38	Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2	60	44
2:38	Herbert Jones defensive rebound	60	44
2:30	Dejounte Murray makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	60	46
2:30	Alperen Sengun shooting foul	60	46
2:30	Yves Missi enters the game for Javonte Green	60	46
2:30	Dejounte Murray makes free throw 1 of 1	60	47
2:20	Dillon Brooks makes 23-foot three point jumper (Fred VanVleet assists)	63	47
2:07	CJ McCollum makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists)	63	49
1:51	Jalen Green misses 27-foot three point jumper	63	49
1:47	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	63	49
1:43	Trey Murphy III out of bounds bad pass turnover	63	49
1:27	Alperen Sengun misses 15-foot two point shot	63	49
1:25	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	63	49
1:23	Pelicans Coach's Challenge	63	49
1:23	(01:23) [Pelicans] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Pelicans] retain their timeout	63	49
1:23	Alperen Sengun personal foul	63	49
1:23	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Jalen Green	63	49
1:23	CJ McCollum misses free throw 1 of 2	63	49
1:23	Pelicans offensive team rebound	63	49
1:23	CJ McCollum makes free throw 2 of 2	63	50
1:03	Dillon Brooks makes 18-foot two point shot	65	50
46.1	Trey Murphy III makes 4-foot two point shot (Dejounte Murray assists)	65	52
34.1	Fred VanVleet misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	65	52
31.0	Yves Missi defensive rebound	65	52
26.1	Dejounte Murray out of bounds lost ball turnover	65	52
5.1	Yves Missi personal foul	65	52
5.1	Fred VanVleet misses free throw 1 of 2	65	52
5.1	Rockets offensive team rebound	65	52
5.1	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Alperen Sengun	65	52
5.1	Fred VanVleet makes free throw 2 of 2	66	52
0.1	Amen Thompson blocks CJ McCollum 's 11-foot two point shot	66	52
0.0	Pelicans offensive team rebound	66	52
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	66	52

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	NO
12:00	Jalen Green enters the game for Amen Thompson	66	52
12:00	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Aaron Holiday	66	52
11:42	CJ McCollum misses two point shot	66	52
11:39	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	66	52
11:36	Trey Murphy III personal foul	66	52
11:16	Fred VanVleet misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	66	52
11:14	Jalen Green offensive rebound	66	52
11:14	CJ McCollum personal foul	66	52
11:04	Yves Missi shooting foul	66	52
11:04	Jalen Green makes free throw 1 of 2	67	52
11:04	Jalen Green makes free throw 2 of 2	68	52
10:46	CJ McCollum misses 6-foot two point shot	68	52
10:44	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	68	52
10:38	Herbert Jones shooting foul	68	52
10:38	Fred VanVleet makes free throw 1 of 2	69	52
10:38	Fred VanVleet makes free throw 2 of 2	70	52
10:22	Herbert Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)	70	55
10:11	Jalen Green makes driving layup	72	55
10:06	CJ McCollum out of bounds bad pass turnover	72	55
9:53	Jalen Green makes 28-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	75	55
9:42	Herbert Jones lost ball turnover (Fred VanVleet steals)	75	55
9:39	Trey Murphy III shooting foul	75	55
9:39	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2	76	55
9:39	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2	77	55
9:21	Herbert Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper	77	55
9:17	Jalen Green defensive rebound	77	55
9:11	Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	77	55
9:07	Yves Missi defensive rebound	77	55
9:01	Dejounte Murray misses driving layup	77	55
8:58	Dillon Brooks defensive rebound	77	55
8:55	Jalen Green makes 3-foot dunk (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	79	55
8:55	Pelicans Full timeout	79	55
8:30	Trey Murphy III misses driving floating jump shot	79	55
8:28	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	79	55
8:25	Dillon Brooks misses 26-foot three point shot	79	55
8:21	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	79	55
8:14	Trey Murphy III misses two point shot	79	55
8:12	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	79	55
8:02	Fred VanVleet bad pass (Trey Murphy III steals)	79	55
7:58	Fred VanVleet blocks Trey Murphy III 's 10-foot driving floating jump shot	79	55
7:58	Rockets defensive team rebound	79	55
7:45	Jalen Green makes 2-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)	81	55
7:32	CJ McCollum bad pass (Fred VanVleet steals)	81	55
7:29	Jalen Green misses dunk	81	55
7:27	Pelicans defensive team rebound	81	55
7:15	Herbert Jones misses two point shot	81	55
7:12	Yves Missi offensive rebound	81	55
7:12	Yves Missi makes tip shot	81	57
7:01	Dillon Brooks misses 24-foot three point jumper	81	57
6:57	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound	81	57
6:57	Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point shot	81	57
6:57	Yves Missi defensive rebound	81	57
6:48	Herbert Jones makes two point shot	81	59
6:36	Jalen Green makes driving layup	83	59
6:23	Jalen Green personal foul	83	59
6:23	Jordan Hawkins enters the game for CJ McCollum	83	59
6:13	Dejounte Murray makes 2-foot two point shot	83	61
6:03	Alperen Sengun misses 26-foot three point jumper	83	61
6:01	Pelicans defensive team rebound	83	61
5:44	Herbert Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)	83	64
5:29	Dillon Brooks makes 23-foot three point jumper (Fred VanVleet assists)	86	64
5:15	Jordan Hawkins misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	86	64
5:12	Jalen Green defensive rebound	86	64
5:04	Yves Missi shooting foul	86	64
5:04	Jalen Green misses free throw 1 of 2	86	64
5:04	Rockets offensive team rebound	86	64
5:04	Amen Thompson enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	86	64
5:04	Steven Adams enters the game for Alperen Sengun	86	64
5:04	Trey Jemison III enters the game for Yves Missi	86	64
5:04	Jalen Green makes free throw 2 of 2	87	64
4:55	Dejounte Murray misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	87	64
4:51	Trey Jemison III offensive rebound	87	64
4:43	Herbert Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trey Murphy III assists)	87	67
4:26	Dillon Brooks misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	87	67
4:22	Trey Jemison III defensive rebound	87	67
4:19	Trey Murphy III makes two point shot	87	69
4:19	Jalen Green shooting foul	87	69
4:19	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 1	87	70
4:03	Steven Adams 3 second turnover	87	70
3:52	Dejounte Murray bad pass (Jalen Green steals)	87	70
3:51	Jalen Green makes dunk	89	70
3:51	Dejounte Murray shooting foul	89	70
3:51	Jalen Green makes free throw 1 of 1	90	70
3:34	Dejounte Murray bad pass (Steven Adams steals)	90	70
3:28	Jalen Green makes 22-foot running pullup jump shot (Amen Thompson assists)	93	70
3:10	Dillon Brooks shooting foul	93	70
3:10	Herbert Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	93	71
3:10	CJ McCollum enters the game for Dejounte Murray	93	71
3:10	Brandon Boston enters the game for Trey Murphy III	93	71
3:10	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Dillon Brooks	93	71
3:10	Herbert Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	93	72
2:49	Fred VanVleet misses 28-foot three point jumper	93	72
2:47	Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound	93	72
2:40	CJ McCollum makes 26-foot three point jumper (Herbert Jones assists)	93	75
2:25	Jalen Green makes 19-foot step back jumpshot (Steven Adams assists)	95	75
2:02	Trey Jemison III misses 5-foot two point shot	95	75
1:59	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	95	75
1:51	Amen Thompson bad pass (Brandon Boston steals)	95	75
1:47	Jordan Hawkins misses 26-foot three point shot	95	75
1:44	Aaron Holiday defensive rebound	95	75
1:35	Trey Jemison III shooting foul	95	75
1:35	Rockets Full timeout	95	75
1:35	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Steven Adams	95	75
1:35	Javonte Green enters the game for Herbert Jones	95	75
1:35	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	96	75
1:35	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	97	75
1:23	CJ McCollum makes driving layup (Brandon Boston assists)	97	77
58.1	Jalen Green misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	97	77
55.1	Javonte Green defensive rebound	97	77
41.1	Brandon Boston misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	97	77
38.0	Trey Jemison III offensive rebound	97	77
34.0	CJ McCollum makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Trey Jemison III assists)	97	79
10.0	Aaron Holiday makes 17-foot driving floating jump shot (Jalen Green assists)	99	79
4.1	Amen Thompson personal foul	99	79
4.1	Dillon Brooks enters the game for Alperen Sengun	99	79
4.1	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Javonte Green	99	79
0.2	Trey Jemison III misses 10-foot two point shot	99	79
0.2	Pelicans offensive team rebound	99	79
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	99	79

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	NO
12:00	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Jalen Green	99	79
12:00	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Fred VanVleet	99	79
12:00	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Dillon Brooks	99	79
12:00	Javonte Green enters the game for Trey Jemison III	99	79
12:00	Yves Missi enters the game for Trey Murphy III	99	79
11:54	CJ McCollum personal foul	99	79
11:33	Alperen Sengun makes two point shot	101	79
11:13	Amen Thompson blocks Jordan Hawkins 's 10-foot two point shot	101	79
11:10	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	101	79
11:08	Reed Sheppard misses 23-foot three point shot	101	79
11:06	Rockets offensive team rebound	101	79
11:01	Alperen Sengun makes two point shot	103	79
10:48	Amen Thompson personal foul	103	79
10:41	CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	103	79
10:36	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	103	79
10:32	Amen Thompson out of bounds lost ball turnover	103	79
10:24	CJ McCollum makes driving layup	103	81
10:03	Alperen Sengun makes 6-foot two point shot	105	81
9:48	Amen Thompson personal foul	105	81
9:48	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Jordan Hawkins	105	81
9:36	Aaron Holiday shooting foul	105	81
9:36	CJ McCollum makes free throw 1 of 2	105	82
9:36	CJ McCollum makes free throw 2 of 2	105	83
9:24	Reed Sheppard bad pass (CJ McCollum steals)	105	83
9:21	Javonte Green makes two point shot (Brandon Boston assists)	105	85
9:21	Aaron Holiday shooting foul	105	85
9:21	Javonte Green misses free throw 1 of 1	105	85
9:18	Trey Murphy III offensive rebound	105	85
9:14	Alperen Sengun blocks Brandon Boston 's 3-foot driving floating jump shot	105	85
9:10	Yves Missi offensive rebound	105	85
9:05	Trey Murphy III makes 13-foot two point shot	105	87
8:41	Jabari Smith Jr. makes driving layup (Amen Thompson assists)	107	87
8:33	Trey Murphy III makes 31-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)	107	90
8:18	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	107	90
8:16	Yves Missi defensive rebound	107	90
8:05	Trey Murphy III makes driving layup (CJ McCollum assists)	107	92
8:03	Rockets Full timeout	107	92
8:03	Dillon Brooks enters the game for Aaron Holiday	107	92
8:03	Jalen Green enters the game for Amen Thompson	107	92
8:03	Fred VanVleet enters the game for Reed Sheppard	107	92
7:52	Yves Missi personal foul	107	92
7:52	Trey Jemison III enters the game for Yves Missi	107	92
7:39	Fred VanVleet misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	107	92
7:38	Rockets offensive team rebound	107	92
7:38	shot clock turnover	107	92
7:31	Dillon Brooks personal foul	107	92
7:31	CJ McCollum makes free throw 1 of 2	107	93
7:31	CJ McCollum makes free throw 2 of 2	107	94
7:12	Fred VanVleet makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	109	94
6:54	Trey Murphy III misses driving floating jump shot	109	94
6:51	Trey Jemison III offensive rebound	109	94
6:47	Javonte Green makes layup (Trey Jemison III assists)	109	96
6:30	Alperen Sengun makes 2-foot layup (Fred VanVleet assists)	111	96
6:19	CJ McCollum bad pass (Jabari Smith Jr. steals)	111	96
6:14	Jalen Green makes 3-foot dunk (Fred VanVleet assists)	113	96
6:14	Pelicans Full timeout	113	96
6:14	Dejounte Murray enters the game for CJ McCollum	113	96
6:14	Herbert Jones enters the game for Javonte Green	113	96
5:52	Alperen Sengun personal foul	113	96
5:52	Trey Jemison III misses free throw 1 of 2	113	96
5:52	Pelicans offensive team rebound	113	96
5:52	Trey Jemison III misses free throw 2 of 2	113	96
5:49	Pelicans offensive team rebound	113	96
5:49	Rockets Full timeout	113	96
5:49	(05:49) [Rockets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Rockets] charged with a timeout	113	96
5:49	Yves Missi enters the game for Trey Jemison III	113	96
5:36	Dejounte Murray misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	113	96
5:33	Jalen Green defensive rebound	113	96
5:17	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 2-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)	115	96
5:04	Brandon Boston makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)	115	99
4:45	Jabari Smith Jr. makes layup (Alperen Sengun assists)	117	99
4:34	CJ McCollum enters the game for Brandon Boston	117	99
4:24	Jalen Green personal foul	117	99
4:24	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2	117	100
4:24	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2	117	101
4:18	Alperen Sengun makes driving layup	119	101
4:11	Trey Murphy III offensive foul	119	101
4:11	Trey Murphy III turnover	119	101
3:58	Jalen Green misses 28-foot three point jumper	119	101
3:54	Yves Missi defensive rebound	119	101
3:48	Yves Missi makes 3-foot dunk (Trey Murphy III assists)	119	103
3:29	Jalen Green makes two point shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	121	103
3:23	Pelicans Full timeout	121	103
3:23	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Jalen Green	121	103
3:23	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Fred VanVleet	121	103
3:23	Cam Whitmore enters the game for Alperen Sengun	121	103
3:12	Dejounte Murray out of bounds lost ball turnover	121	103
3:00	Dillon Brooks makes 27-foot three pointer (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	124	103
2:47	Yves Missi makes 1-foot dunk	124	105
2:28	Cam Whitmore makes 1-foot driving dunk	126	105
2:17	CJ McCollum misses driving layup	126	105
2:15	Cam Whitmore defensive rebound	126	105
2:11	Reed Sheppard misses driving floating jump shot	126	105
2:07	Dejounte Murray defensive rebound	126	105
2:03	Aaron Holiday personal take foul	126	105
2:03	Dejounte Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	126	106
2:03	Jock Landale enters the game for Dillon Brooks	126	106
2:03	Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	126	106
2:03	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl enters the game for Herbert Jones	126	106
2:03	Trey Jemison III enters the game for CJ McCollum	126	106
2:03	Brandon Boston enters the game for Yves Missi	126	106
2:03	Antonio Reeves enters the game for Trey Murphy III	126	106
2:03	Dejounte Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	126	107
1:59	Dejounte Murray personal take foul	126	107
1:59	Javonte Green enters the game for Dejounte Murray	126	107
1:49	Jae'Sean Tate misses 25-foot three point jumper	126	107
1:47	Javonte Green defensive rebound	126	107
1:38	Antonio Reeves makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Boston assists)	126	110
1:24	Aaron Holiday makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jae'Sean Tate assists)	129	110
1:09	Javonte Green misses two point shot	129	110
1:08	Trey Jemison III offensive rebound	129	110
1:08	Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul	129	110
1:08	Trey Jemison III misses free throw 1 of 2	129	110
1:08	Pelicans offensive team rebound	129	110
1:08	Trey Jemison III makes free throw 2 of 2	129	111
50.1	Trey Jemison III shooting foul	129	111
50.1	Aaron Holiday makes free throw 1 of 2	130	111
50.1	Aaron Holiday makes free throw 2 of 2	131	111
28.1	Antonio Reeves misses 23-foot three point jumper	131	111
24.1	Jock Landale defensive rebound	131	111
21.1	Cam Whitmore makes two point shot	133	111
12.1	Brandon Boston misses 14-foot step back jumpshot	133	111
9.1	Trey Jemison III offensive rebound	133	111
9.1	Trey Jemison III makes two point shot	133	113
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	133	113
0.0	End of Game	133	113

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Toyota Center (Houston)

Houston, TX

Date & Time

1:00 AM, December 20, 2024

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Attendance

18,055

Referees

Scott Foster, Aaron Smith, Tyler Ricks

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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Jalen Green and Rockets beat New Orleans 133-113 and send Pelicans to their 5th straight loss

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