National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Houston 133,
New Orleans 113
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 19, 2024
Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Officials: #51 Aaron Smith, # Tyler Ricks, #48 Scott Foster
Attendance: 18055
Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Officials: #51 Aaron Smith, # Tyler Ricks, #48 Scott Foster
Attendance: 18055
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| New Orleans | 25 | 27 | 27 | 34 | 113 |
| Houston | 39 | 27 | 33 | 34 | 133 |
New Orleans Pelicans
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| CJ McCollum - G | 33:54 | 6-17 | 1-5 | 5-6 | -16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| Dejounte Murray - G | 31:26 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 3-3 | -25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Trey Murphy III - F | 36:03 | 10-17 | 4-6 | 4-5 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| Herbert Jones - F | 31:34 | 6-14 | 4-8 | 4-4 | -21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Yves Missi - C | 32:33 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -19 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Brandon Boston Jr. | 21:24 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 17:15 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Javonte Green | 17:03 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Trey Jemison III | 14:42 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | -3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | 2:03 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Reeves | 2:03 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jose Alvarado | DND | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 41-92 | 13-28 | 18-25 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 25 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 113 | |
| 44.6% | 46.4% | 72.0% | Team Rebs: 13 | Total TO: 12 | ||||||||||
Houston Rockets
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Fred VanVleet - G | 35:01 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 5-6 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| Jalen Green - G | 32:27 | 13-22 | 4-10 | 4-5 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
| Dillon Brooks - F | 33:42 | 10-16 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. - F | 31:58 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Alperen Sengun - C | 34:09 | 10-14 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Amen Thompson | 23:55 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Aaron Holiday | 15:47 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Reed Sheppard | 15:13 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Steven Adams | 10:19 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cam Whitmore | 3:23 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jock Landale | 2:03 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 2:03 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Green | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 50-87 | 17-39 | 16-19 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 133 | |
| 57.5% | 43.6% | 84.2% | Team Rebs: 6 | Total TO: 12 | ||||||||||
Technical Fouls
| Team | Players |
| NO | None |
| HOU | None |
Team Statistics
| New Orleans | Houston | ||
| Fast Break Points | 11 | Fast Break Points | 28 |
| Points in the Paint | 50 | Points in the Paint | 58 |
| Biggest Lead | 5 | Biggest Lead | 26 |