National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Houston 128,
New Orleans 111
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 26, 2024
Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials: #36 Brent Barnaky, #94 JD Ralls, #45 Brian Forte
Attendance: 16052
Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials: #36 Brent Barnaky, #94 JD Ralls, #45 Brian Forte
Attendance: 16052
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Houston | 39 | 22 | 41 | 26 | 128 |
| New Orleans | 22 | 21 | 31 | 37 | 111 |
Houston Rockets
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Jalen Green - G | 29:36 | 12-21 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Fred VanVleet - G | 25:43 | 8-15 | 7-12 | 2-2 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| Amen Thompson - F | 30:36 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. - F | 28:19 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Alperen Sengun - C | 25:10 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Cam Whitmore | 27:14 | 9-16 | 4-8 | 5-6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Reed Sheppard | 18:24 | 0-8 | 0-4 | 1-2 | -13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 17:28 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Steven Adams | 10:48 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jock Landale | 8:54 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Holiday | 8:54 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jeff Green | 8:54 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | -11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dillon Brooks | DND | |||||||||||||
| Tari Eason | DND | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 46-97 | 18-47 | 18-23 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 128 | |
| 47.4% | 38.3% | 78.3% | Team Rebs: 9 | Total TO: 16 | ||||||||||
New Orleans Pelicans
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Dejounte Murray - G | 26:58 | 7-15 | 2-5 | 1-2 | -20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| CJ McCollum - G | 26:51 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 1-2 | -13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Herbert Jones - F | 30:52 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Trey Murphy III - F | 29:36 | 7-16 | 4-9 | 3-3 | -30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Yves Missi - C | 28:52 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Brandon Boston Jr. | 19:26 | 7-14 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Javonte Green | 19:12 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Daniel Theis | 19:08 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 17:30 | 1-8 | 0-6 | 3-5 | -23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | 12:41 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Antonio Reeves | 8:54 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Jose Alvarado | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 43-99 | 12-37 | 13-18 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 111 | |
| 43.4% | 32.4% | 72.2% | Team Rebs: 10 | Total TO: 16 | ||||||||||
Technical Fouls
| Team | Players |
| HOU | None |
| NO | None |
Team Statistics
| Houston | New Orleans | ||
| Fast Break Points | 25 | Fast Break Points | 25 |
| Points in the Paint | 50 | Points in the Paint | 54 |
| Biggest Lead | 30 | Biggest Lead | 0 |