Pelicans 127-112 Rockets (Dec 29, 2019) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

22-11, 11-7 away

112

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	37	27	29	19	112
NO	36	28	22	41	127

New Orleans Pelicans

11-23, 6-11 home

127

Lonzo Ball makes 27-foot three pointer
Derrick Favors makes two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
Jrue Holiday makes 25-foot three point jumper (JJ Redick assists)
Lonzo Ball misses 19-foot jumper
JJ Redick misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Brandon Ingram makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
Lonzo Ball makes 27-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
Jrue Holiday misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Lonzo Ball makes two point shot
Derrick Favors makes two point shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
Lonzo Ball makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Lonzo Ball misses 28-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram makes 12-foot two point shot
JJ Redick misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
Lonzo Ball makes three point jumper (JJ Redick assists)
Jrue Holiday makes two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes 3-foot two point shot
Lonzo Ball misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Brandon Ingram misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram misses 10-foot step back jumpshot
Jaxson Hayes makes alley oop layup (E'Twaun Moore assists)
E'Twaun Moore misses 23-foot three point shot
Josh Hart misses driving layup
E'Twaun Moore makes two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
E'Twaun Moore misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jahlil Okafor misses 4-foot jumper
Josh Hart misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jahlil Okafor makes two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
Jrue Holiday misses running pullup jump shot
Jahlil Okafor makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
E'Twaun Moore makes driving layup (Josh Hart assists)
Jahlil Okafor makes 8-foot two point shot
Jrue Holiday makes driving layup (E'Twaun Moore assists)
E'Twaun Moore makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
E'Twaun Moore makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Jrue Holiday makes 23-foot step back jumpshot
Derrick Favors misses layup
Isaiah Hartenstein blocks Lonzo Ball 's 2-foot two point shot
E'Twaun Moore misses two point shot
E'Twaun Moore misses two point shot
Derrick Favors makes dunk (Brandon Ingram assists)
Frank Jackson misses driving floating jump shot
Brandon Ingram misses 16-foot jumper
Brandon Ingram misses two point shot
Frank Jackson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram makes 15-foot two point shot
Lonzo Ball misses 7-foot jumper
Lonzo Ball makes 27-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
JJ Redick misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Lonzo Ball misses step back jumpshot
Isaiah Hartenstein blocks Jrue Holiday 's 2-foot layup
Lonzo Ball misses three point jumper
Jrue Holiday misses two point shot
Derrick Favors misses two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes driving floating jump shot
Derrick Favors makes 2-foot layup (Lonzo Ball assists)
Brandon Ingram misses driving layup
Josh Hart misses 23-foot three point jumper
Derrick Favors makes dunk
Lonzo Ball misses jumper
Jrue Holiday makes two point shot (Derrick Favors assists)
Josh Hart misses 26-foot three point shot
Derrick Favors makes dunk (Jrue Holiday assists)
E'Twaun Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
E'Twaun Moore misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Brandon Ingram makes 18-foot step back jumpshot
Josh Hart misses 26-foot three point jumper
Lonzo Ball makes 23-foot three point jumper (E'Twaun Moore assists)
Brandon Ingram makes 25-foot three point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
Brandon Ingram makes driving dunk (Josh Hart assists)
Gary Clark blocks Josh Hart 's 23-foot three point jumper
E'Twaun Moore makes 18-foot jumper (Josh Hart assists)
Josh Hart misses 23-foot three point jumper
Lonzo Ball misses tip shot
Lonzo Ball misses 44-foot three point jumper
E'Twaun Moore makes 24-foot three point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
E'Twaun Moore misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
E'Twaun Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
Jrue Holiday misses 25-foot three point shot
E'Twaun Moore makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)
E'Twaun Moore makes three point shot (Josh Hart assists)
E'Twaun Moore misses 24-foot three point shot
Jrue Holiday makes dunk
E'Twaun Moore makes 8-foot two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
Lonzo Ball makes two point shot
E'Twaun Moore misses driving layup
Jrue Holiday makes two point shot (Josh Hart assists)
Jrue Holiday makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
Jrue Holiday misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Hart misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lonzo Ball makes driving layup (Josh Hart assists)
Jrue Holiday makes 26-foot three point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
Jrue Holiday misses step back jumpshot
Derrick Favors misses tip shot
E'Twaun Moore misses two point shot
Lonzo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derrick Favors assists)
Brandon Ingram makes 25-foot three point shot (E'Twaun Moore assists)
Jrue Holiday makes step back jumpshot
Brandon Ingram makes driving layup
Brandon Ingram misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (PJ Tucker assists)
Danuel House Jr. makes 12-foot two point shot
PJ Tucker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Austin Rivers misses running pullup jump shot
Danuel House Jr. makes driving layup (Eric Gordon assists)
PJ Tucker misses three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
PJ Tucker misses tip shot
Austin Rivers misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Clemons misses 33-foot three point jumper
Austin Rivers makes 23-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)
Isaiah Hartenstein makes layup (Danuel House Jr. assists)
Danuel House Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Clemons assists)
Austin Rivers makes driving layup
Isaiah Hartenstein makes dunk (Chris Clemons assists)
Ben McLemore makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Clemons assists)
Chris Clemons makes 30-foot three point jumper
Chris Clemons misses 27-foot three point shot
Chris Clemons makes 27-foot three point jumper (Gary Clark assists)
Gary Clark makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Clemons assists)
Austin Rivers misses two point shot
Eric Gordon misses layup
Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point shot
Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three pointer
Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three pointer (Chris Clemons assists)
Gary Clark makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Clemons assists)
Ben McLemore makes 1-foot two point shot (Eric Gordon assists)
Ben McLemore misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Chris Clemons misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
PJ Tucker makes 21-foot jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
Austin Rivers misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Hartenstein makes dunk (Austin Rivers assists)
Danuel House Jr. misses two point shot
Chris Clemons misses 28-foot three point jumper
Danuel House Jr. misses two point shot
Danuel House Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
Ben McLemore misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ben McLemore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Danuel House Jr. assists)
Gary Clark misses 23-foot three point jumper
Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Danuel House Jr. makes dunk (PJ Tucker assists)
Austin Rivers misses driving layup
Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper
Danuel House Jr. makes two point shot (Austin Rivers assists)
Jrue Holiday blocks Eric Gordon 's 3-foot layup
Eric Gordon makes layup (Austin Rivers assists)
Danuel House Jr. makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
Danuel House Jr. makes driving layup
Brandon Ingram blocks Danuel House Jr. 's 2-foot layup
Chris Clemons makes 27-foot three pointer
Danuel House Jr. misses layup
Gary Clark misses 26-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point shot (Chris Clemons assists)
Chris Clemons misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Isaiah Hartenstein makes layup (Ben McLemore assists)
Isaiah Hartenstein makes layup (Chris Clemons assists)
Jaxson Hayes blocks Eric Gordon 's 4-foot driving layup
PJ Tucker makes layup (Eric Gordon assists)
Chris Clemons makes 27-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon makes layup (Gary Clark assists)
Chris Clemons misses two point shot
Ben McLemore misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Clemons misses three point jumper
Isaiah Hartenstein misses layup
Chris Clemons misses two point shot
Jrue Holiday blocks Danuel House Jr. 's 24-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Hartenstein makes 3-foot layup (Danuel House Jr. assists)
Isaiah Hartenstein misses two point shot
Danuel House Jr. makes layup (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)
Ben McLemore misses 26-foot three point jumper
PJ Tucker makes 9-foot two point shot
Chris Clemons misses 30-foot three point jumper
PJ Tucker makes layup
Chris Clemons makes 1-foot driving dunk (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)
Danuel House Jr. misses 11-foot step back jumpshot
Danuel House Jr. makes 2-foot layup (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)
Isaiah Hartenstein makes dunk (Chris Clemons assists)
Chris Clemons makes driving layup

ROCKETS

PELICANS

TIME		HOU	NO
12:00	Isaiah Hartenstein vs. Derrick Favors (Danuel House Jr. gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (PJ Tucker assists)	3	0
11:25	Lonzo Ball makes 27-foot three pointer	3	3
11:10	Danuel House Jr. makes 12-foot two point shot	5	3
10:55	Derrick Favors makes two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)	5	5
10:47	Eric Gordon out of bounds lost ball turnover	5	5
10:27	Jrue Holiday makes 25-foot three point jumper (JJ Redick assists)	5	8
10:13	PJ Tucker misses 26-foot three point jumper	5	8
10:10	Derrick Favors defensive rebound	5	8
10:02	Lonzo Ball misses 19-foot jumper	5	8
9:58	Austin Rivers defensive rebound	5	8
9:53	Austin Rivers misses running pullup jump shot	5	8
9:49	Derrick Favors defensive rebound	5	8
9:46	JJ Redick misses 26-foot step back jumpshot	5	8
9:42	Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound	5	8
9:30	Danuel House Jr. makes driving layup (Eric Gordon assists)	7	8
9:11	Brandon Ingram makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	7	10
8:56	PJ Tucker misses three point jumper	7	10
8:54	Pelicans defensive team rebound	7	10
8:54	Isaiah Hartenstein loose ball foul	7	10
8:44	Lonzo Ball makes 27-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)	7	13
8:31	Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	7	13
8:31	PJ Tucker offensive rebound	7	13
8:28	PJ Tucker misses tip shot	7	13
8:28	Pelicans defensive team rebound	7	13
8:20	Jrue Holiday misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	7	13
8:17	PJ Tucker defensive rebound	7	13
8:06	Austin Rivers misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	13
8:04	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	7	13
7:59	Lonzo Ball makes two point shot	7	15
7:45	Derrick Favors defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	7	15
7:45	Eric Gordon makes technical free throw	8	15
7:45	Chris Clemons enters the game for Eric Gordon	8	15
7:37	Chris Clemons misses 33-foot three point jumper	8	15
7:32	Brandon Ingram defensive rebound	8	15
7:28	Derrick Favors makes two point shot (Brandon Ingram assists)	8	17
7:15	Austin Rivers makes 23-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)	11	17
7:01	Lonzo Ball makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)	11	20
6:40	Isaiah Hartenstein makes layup (Danuel House Jr. assists)	13	20
6:28	Lonzo Ball misses 28-foot three point jumper	13	20
6:28	Rockets defensive team rebound	13	20
6:28	Pelicans Full timeout	13	20
6:28	Ben McLemore enters the game for PJ Tucker	13	20
6:06	Danuel House Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Clemons assists)	16	20
5:45	Brandon Ingram makes 12-foot two point shot	16	22
5:32	Austin Rivers makes driving layup	18	22
5:22	JJ Redick misses 16-foot step back jumpshot	18	22
5:18	Chris Clemons defensive rebound	18	22
5:13	Isaiah Hartenstein makes dunk (Chris Clemons assists)	20	22
4:56	Lonzo Ball makes three point jumper (JJ Redick assists)	20	25
4:30	Ben McLemore makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Clemons assists)	23	25
4:16	Jrue Holiday makes two point shot	23	27
4:04	Chris Clemons makes 30-foot three point jumper	26	27
3:55	Pelicans Full timeout	26	27
3:55	Josh Hart enters the game for Jrue Holiday	26	27
3:55	Gary Clark enters the game for Isaiah Hartenstein	26	27
3:42	Brandon Ingram bad pass (Ben McLemore steals)	26	27
3:38	Chris Clemons misses 27-foot three point shot	26	27
3:35	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	26	27
3:23	Brandon Ingram makes 3-foot two point shot	26	29
3:05	Chris Clemons makes 27-foot three point jumper (Gary Clark assists)	29	29
2:46	Lonzo Ball misses 25-foot step back jumpshot	29	29
2:42	Gary Clark defensive rebound	29	29
2:34	Gary Clark makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Clemons assists)	32	29
2:15	Brandon Ingram misses 23-foot three point jumper	32	29
2:13	Ben McLemore defensive rebound	32	29
2:05	Austin Rivers misses two point shot	32	29
2:02	Josh Hart defensive rebound	32	29
1:58	Brandon Ingram misses 10-foot step back jumpshot	32	29
1:56	Derrick Favors offensive rebound	32	29
1:55	Austin Rivers personal foul	32	29
1:55	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Derrick Favors	32	29
1:55	E'Twaun Moore enters the game for	32	29
1:55	Eric Gordon enters the game for Austin Rivers	32	29
1:55	enters the game for JJ Redick	32	29
1:53	Jaxson Hayes makes alley oop layup (E'Twaun Moore assists)	32	31
1:53	Gary Clark shooting foul	32	31
1:53	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 1	32	32
1:35	Danuel House Jr. bad pass (Lonzo Ball steals)	32	32
1:31	E'Twaun Moore misses 23-foot three point shot	32	32
1:29	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	32	32
1:29	Danuel House Jr. shooting foul	32	32
1:29	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2	32	33
1:29	Isaiah Hartenstein enters the game for Danuel House Jr.	32	33
1:29	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2	32	34
1:18	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	32	34
1:18	Eric Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2	32	34
1:18	Rockets offensive team rebound	32	34
1:18	Eric Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2	32	34
1:14	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	32	34
55.3	Josh Hart misses driving layup	32	34
50.2	Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound	32	34
48.4	Isaiah Hartenstein offensive foul	32	34
48.4	Isaiah Hartenstein turnover	32	34
40.8	E'Twaun Moore makes two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)	32	36
40.8	Chris Clemons shooting foul	32	36
40.8	E'Twaun Moore misses free throw 1 of 1	32	36
31.1	Gary Clark defensive rebound	32	36
30.2	Eric Gordon misses layup	32	36
30.2	Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound	32	36
30.2	Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point shot	34	36
30.2	Josh Hart shooting foul	34	36
30.2	Isaiah Hartenstein misses free throw 1 of 1	34	36
27.1	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	34	36
9.4	Brandon Ingram misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	34	36
5.7	Gary Clark defensive rebound	34	36
0.8	Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three pointer	37	36
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	37	36

Regular Season Series

HOU leads 2-1

Pelicans
123
Rockets
126

Game 1

10/26

Rockets
122
Pelicans
116

Game 2

11/11

Rockets
112
Pelicans
127

Game 3

12/29

Pelicans
109
Rockets
117

Game 4

2/2

Smoothie King Center

8:00 PM, December 29, 2019Coverage: NBA TV

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 17,712

Referees:
Courtney Kirkland
Nick Buchert
Brandon Adair

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	7	4	.636	-	W2
Memphis	7	4	.636	-	W3
Dallas	5	5	.500	1.5	L2
San Antonio	5	6	.455	2	W1
New Orleans	3	8	.273	4	L5

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