National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Houston 109,
New Orleans 97
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 6, 2025
Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials: #79 John Conley, #16 David Guthrie, #35 Jason Goldenberg
Attendance: 17636
Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials: #79 John Conley, #16 David Guthrie, #35 Jason Goldenberg
Attendance: 17636
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Houston | 31 | 25 | 33 | 20 | 109 |
| New Orleans | 34 | 25 | 15 | 23 | 97 |
Houston Rockets
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Amen Thompson - G | 38:30 | 10-13 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| Jalen Green - G | 34:14 | 3-10 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Dillon Brooks - F | 36:15 | 6-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Tari Eason - F | 30:52 | 7-14 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| Alperen Sengun - C | 36:21 | 11-14 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 22 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 28:05 | 6-13 | 2-8 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Steven Adams | 18:44 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Reed Sheppard | 11:51 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Green | 5:08 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Aaron Holiday | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Jock Landale | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Jae'Sean Tate | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Cam Whitmore | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Nate Williams | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Fred VanVleet | DND | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 46-81 | 9-29 | 8-18 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 109 | |
| 56.8% | 31.0% | 44.4% | Team Rebs: 10 | Total TO: 19 | ||||||||||
New Orleans Pelicans
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Trey Murphy III - G | 38:51 | 9-15 | 3-8 | 5-5 | -9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| CJ McCollum - G | 33:46 | 5-15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | -8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Zion Williamson - F | 32:18 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 10-12 | -18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
| Kelly Olynyk - F | 22:46 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Yves Missi - C | 27:33 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 | -7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Jose Alvarado | 23:05 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Karlo Matkovic | 21:24 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 2-4 | -8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 20:50 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | -8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Bruce Brown | 19:27 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Cain | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Brandon Boston Jr. | DND | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 31-83 | 9-27 | 26-33 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 97 | |
| 37.3% | 33.3% | 78.8% | Team Rebs: 12 | Total TO: 15 | ||||||||||
Technical Fouls
| Team | Players |
| HOU | None |
| NO | None |
Team Statistics
| Houston | New Orleans | ||
| Fast Break Points | 10 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| Points in the Paint | 62 | Points in the Paint | 44 |
| Biggest Lead | 17 | Biggest Lead | 11 |