Houston Rockets @ New Orleans Pelicans
Shot Chart
- Trey Murphy III makes 15-foot jumper (Derik Queen assists)
- Kevin Durant blocks Herbert Jones 's 1-foot running layup
- Jeremiah Fears misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Alperen Sengun blocks Jeremiah Fears 's 2-foot layup
- Saddiq Bey makes 23-foot three pointer (Herbert Jones assists)
- Saddiq Bey makes 25-foot three pointer (Jeremiah Fears assists)
- Saddiq Bey misses two point shot
- Trey Murphy III makes tip shot
- Herbert Jones misses driving layup
- Herbert Jones makes 22-foot three point jumper (Derik Queen assists)
- Saddiq Bey misses 7-foot fade away jump shot
- Jeremiah Fears misses running layup
- Amen Thompson blocks Derik Queen 's 2-foot driving layup
- Kevin Durant blocks Zion Williamson's driving layup
- Jordan Poole misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Trey Murphy III makes driving layup
- Trey Murphy III makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Zion Williamson assists)
- Trey Murphy III misses 5-foot floating jump shot
- Jordan Poole misses driving layup
- Jose Alvarado misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Poole misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Herbert Jones misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Herbert Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Herbert Jones misses 23-foot running jump shot
- Zion Williamson makes 2-foot two point shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
- Herbert Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Herbert Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Herbert Jones makes two point shot
- Saddiq Bey misses heave jump shot
- Jordan Poole misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Saddiq Bey misses driving layup
- Karlo Matkovic makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jordan Poole assists)
- Jose Alvarado misses driving layup
- Jordan Poole misses 26-foot running jump shot
- Jordan Poole misses driving layup
- Saddiq Bey makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Saddiq Bey misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jeremiah Fears makes two point shot
- Zion Williamson misses driving layup
- Zion Williamson misses two point shot
- Zion Williamson misses driving layup
- Derik Queen misses 4-foot tip shot
- Derik Queen makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists)
- Zion Williamson makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot
- Derik Queen makes driving layup
- Trey Murphy III makes 30-foot three pointer
- Steven Adams blocks Derik Queen 's 2-foot layup
- Zion Williamson misses running layup
- Jordan Poole makes running layup
- Derik Queen misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Derik Queen makes driving layup
- Herbert Jones makes driving layup (Saddiq Bey assists)
- Saddiq Bey makes two point shot (Jeremiah Fears assists)
- Trey Murphy III misses driving floating jump shot
- Jeremiah Fears makes driving layup
- Jeremiah Fears makes running layup (Herbert Jones assists)
- Trey Murphy III makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Herbert Jones makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jeremiah Fears assists)
- Trey Murphy III misses 15-foot fade away jump shot
- Alperen Sengun blocks Zion Williamson 's 5-foot driving layup
- Jordan Poole makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot (Zion Williamson assists)
- Jeremiah Fears makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot (Zion Williamson assists)
- Trey Murphy III makes 1-foot layup (Jeremiah Fears assists)
- Jordan Poole makes two point shot (Zion Williamson assists)
- Zion Williamson makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Karlo Matkovic assists)
- Jeremiah Fears misses driving layup
- Jordan Poole makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jose Alvarado assists)
- Jose Alvarado makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
- Jordan Poole misses running pullup jump shot
- Jordan Poole misses heave jump shot
- Jose Alvarado makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
- Derik Queen makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Herbert Jones makes running dunk
- Jordan Poole makes 26-foot running jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
- Herbert Jones makes driving layup (Jordan Poole assists)
- Kevin Durant blocks Saddiq Bey 's 1-foot two point shot
- Saddiq Bey makes 2-foot driving dunk
- Jordan Poole misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Derik Queen makes 1-foot layup (Jose Alvarado assists)
- Saddiq Bey makes driving layup
- Derik Queen makes 1-foot driving dunk
- Derik Queen misses two point shot
- Derik Queen misses 19-foot jumper
- Saddiq Bey makes driving layup
- Trey Murphy III makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
- Saddiq Bey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trey Murphy III assists)
- Saddiq Bey misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Kevin Durant blocks Derik Queen 's 3-foot layup
- Trey Murphy III misses 23-foot pullup jump shot
- Saddiq Bey makes 2-foot two point shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
- Herbert Jones makes 2-foot pullup jump shot (Derik Queen assists)
- Saddiq Bey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Derik Queen misses 22-foot jumper
- Trey Murphy III makes tip shot
- Saddiq Bey makes 22-foot step back jumpshot (Jose Alvarado assists)
- Derik Queen misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Derik Queen makes 1-foot running dunk (Herbert Jones assists)
- Saddiq Bey makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
- Kevin Durant makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Amen Thompson makes running dunk
- Alperen Sengun misses 7-foot hook shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Durant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
- Josh Okogie misses two point shot
- Alperen Sengun makes two point shot
- Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Amen Thompson makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Amen Thompson makes running layup
- Reed Sheppard makes 27-foot three pointer
- Kevin Durant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Steven Adams makes layup (Josh Okogie assists)
- Kevin Durant makes 13-foot two point shot
- Steven Adams makes dunk (Kevin Durant assists)
- Steven Adams misses 10-foot floating jump shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Reed Sheppard misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes driving layup (Steven Adams assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 9-foot two point shot (Amen Thompson assists)
- Alperen Sengun misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot
- Josh Okogie misses layup
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses tip shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 5-foot tip shot
- Aaron Holiday makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
- Aaron Holiday misses 22-foot running jump shot
- Amen Thompson makes alley oop layup (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Clint Capela makes layup (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three pointer
- Kevin Durant makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela misses 4-foot tip shot
- Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Alperen Sengun makes dunk
- Alperen Sengun misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Trey Murphy III blocks Jabari Smith Jr. 's 9-foot pullup jump shot
- Alperen Sengun misses 7-foot two point shot
- Derik Queen blocks Jabari Smith Jr. 's 2-foot two point shot
- Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot two point shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Reed Sheppard misses 32-foot three point jumper
- Josh Okogie makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Alperen Sengun makes driving layup
- Steven Adams misses 8-foot floating jump shot
- Zion Williamson blocks Alperen Sengun 's 7-foot driving layup
- Alperen Sengun misses 12-foot jumper
- Derik Queen blocks Steven Adams's two point shot
- Steven Adams misses 5-foot tip shot
- Amen Thompson makes 4-foot running jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot driving dunk (Kevin Durant assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Alperen Sengun misses 10-foot two point shot
- Josh Okogie makes 1-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Amen Thompson makes driving layup
- Kevin Durant misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Alperen Sengun misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Amen Thompson makes 1-foot driving dunk
- Amen Thompson makes 1-foot running dunk (Josh Okogie assists)
- Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot reverse layup (Josh Okogie assists)
- Alperen Sengun misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Reed Sheppard makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Josh Okogie misses 1-foot tip shot
- Josh Okogie makes layup (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Reed Sheppard misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Steven Adams misses dunk
- Alperen Sengun makes 4-foot two point shot
- Karlo Matkovic blocks Reed Sheppard 's 1-foot driving layup
- Reed Sheppard misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Alperen Sengun makes 6-foot two point shot
- Aaron Holiday misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Reed Sheppard makes 22-foot three point jumper (Aaron Holiday assists)
- Kevin Durant makes 10-foot fade away jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Durant misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Durant makes driving layup (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Derik Queen blocks Jabari Smith Jr. 's 1-foot layup
- Alperen Sengun misses two point shot
- Amen Thompson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot turnaround jump shot
- Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot
- Amen Thompson makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
- Alperen Sengun misses driving floating jump shot
- Kevin Durant makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Amen Thompson assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
- Steven Adams misses 6-foot two point shot
- Kevin Durant makes 17-foot fade away jump shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 14-foot fade away jump shot
- Josh Okogie misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Amen Thompson makes 11-foot step back jumpshot
- Herbert Jones blocks Alperen Sengun 's 5-foot layup
- Steven Adams misses layup
- Steven Adams misses two point shot
- Amen Thompson makes 1-foot two point shot
- Alperen Sengun misses driving layup
- Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Steven Adams assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Steven Adams assists)
- Amen Thompson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Amen Thompson misses 12-foot floating jump shot
- Alperen Sengun misses 8-foot floating jump shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Durant makes driving dunk
- Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Reed Sheppard misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Alperen Sengun misses 34-foot three point jumper
ROCKETS
PELICANS
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | NO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Alperen Sengun vs. Derik Queen (Jeremiah Fears gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:47 | Trey Murphy III makes 15-foot jumper (Derik Queen assists) | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:28 | Alperen Sengun bad pass turnover (Trey Murphy III steals) | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:24 | Kevin Durant blocks Herbert Jones 's 1-foot running layup | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:20 | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:11 | Kevin Durant makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:47 | Derik Queen lost ball turnover (Alperen Sengun steals) | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:42 | Amen Thompson makes running dunk | 4 | 2 | |
| 10:32 | Jeremiah Fears misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 4 | 2 | |
| 10:30 | Derik Queen offensive rebound | 4 | 2 | |
| 10:27 | Alperen Sengun blocks Jeremiah Fears 's 2-foot layup | 4 | 2 | |
| 10:27 | Pelicans offensive team rebound | 4 | 2 | |
| 10:24 | Saddiq Bey makes 23-foot three pointer (Herbert Jones assists) | 4 | 5 | |
| 10:04 | Alperen Sengun misses 7-foot hook shot | 4 | 5 | |
| 10:00 | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | 4 | 5 | |
| 9:56 | Amen Thompson shooting foul | 4 | 5 | |
| 9:56 | Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 9:56 | Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 9:41 | Trey Murphy III personal foul | 4 | 7 | |
| 9:37 | Herbert Jones personal foul | 4 | 7 | |
| 9:33 | Josh Okogie vs. Jeremiah Fears (Alperen Sengun gains possession) | 4 | 7 | |
| 9:29 | Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper | 4 | 7 | |
| 9:27 | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | 4 | 7 | |
| 9:24 | Kevin Durant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists) | 7 | 7 | |
| 9:18 | Saddiq Bey makes 25-foot three pointer (Jeremiah Fears assists) | 7 | 10 | |
| 9:06 | Kevin Durant bad pass turnover (Herbert Jones steals) | 7 | 10 | |
| 9:01 | Saddiq Bey misses two point shot | 7 | 10 | |
| 8:59 | Trey Murphy III offensive rebound | 7 | 10 | |
| 8:59 | Trey Murphy III makes tip shot | 7 | 12 | |
| 8:59 | Rockets Full timeout | 7 | 12 | |
| 8:46 | Josh Okogie misses two point shot | 7 | 12 | |
| 8:43 | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | 7 | 12 | |
| 8:42 | Alperen Sengun makes two point shot | 9 | 12 | |
| 8:23 | Herbert Jones misses driving layup | 9 | 12 | |
| 8:22 | Pelicans offensive team rebound | 9 | 12 | |
| 8:15 | Herbert Jones makes 22-foot three point jumper (Derik Queen assists) | 9 | 15 | |
| 7:49 | Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists) | 12 | 15 | |
| 7:27 | Saddiq Bey misses 7-foot fade away jump shot | 12 | 15 | |
| 7:25 | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | 12 | 15 | |
| 7:14 | Jabari Smith Jr. bad pass turnover (Herbert Jones steals) | 12 | 15 | |
| 7:08 | Jeremiah Fears misses running layup | 12 | 15 | |
| 7:08 | Rockets defensive team rebound | 12 | 15 | |
| 7:08 | Derik Queen loose ball foul | 12 | 15 | |
| 7:08 | Jose Alvarado enters the game for Saddiq Bey | 12 | 15 | |
| 7:08 | Jordan Poole enters the game for Herbert Jones | 12 | 15 | |
| 7:08 | Zion Williamson enters the game for Jeremiah Fears | 12 | 15 | |
| 6:52 | Amen Thompson makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) | 14 | 15 | |
| 6:39 | Amen Thompson blocks Derik Queen 's 2-foot driving layup | 14 | 15 | |
| 6:36 | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | 14 | 15 | |
| 6:33 | Amen Thompson makes running layup | 16 | 15 | |
| 6:33 | Pelicans Full timeout | 16 | 15 | |
| 6:33 | Yves Missi enters the game for Derik Queen | 16 | 15 | |
| 6:33 | Reed Sheppard enters the game for Amen Thompson | 16 | 15 | |
| 6:33 | Steven Adams enters the game for Alperen Sengun | 16 | 15 | |
| 6:21 | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul | 16 | 15 | |
| 6:09 | Kevin Durant blocks Zion Williamson's driving layup | 16 | 15 | |
| 6:06 | Steven Adams defensive rebound | 16 | 15 | |
| 6:01 | Steven Adams lost ball turnover (Jordan Poole steals) | 16 | 15 | |
| 5:51 | Jordan Poole misses 20-foot pullup jump shot | 16 | 15 | |
| 5:48 | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | 16 | 15 | |
| 5:41 | Reed Sheppard makes 27-foot three pointer | 19 | 15 | |
| 5:30 | Yves Missi out of bounds bad pass turnover | 19 | 15 | |
| 5:15 | Kevin Durant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists) | 22 | 15 | |
| 4:54 | Trey Murphy III makes driving layup | 22 | 17 | |
| 4:54 | Reed Sheppard shooting foul | 22 | 17 | |
| 4:54 | Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 1 | 22 | 18 | |
| 4:38 | Steven Adams makes layup (Josh Okogie assists) | 24 | 18 | |
| 4:38 | Jose Alvarado shooting foul | 24 | 18 | |
| 4:38 | Amen Thompson enters the game for Josh Okogie | 24 | 18 | |
| 4:38 | Steven Adams makes free throw 1 of 1 | 25 | 18 | |
| 4:20 | Trey Murphy III makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 25 | 20 | |
| 4:04 | Kevin Durant makes 13-foot two point shot | 27 | 20 | |
| 3:48 | Trey Murphy III misses 5-foot floating jump shot | 27 | 20 | |
| 3:45 | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | 27 | 20 | |
| 3:37 | Steven Adams makes dunk (Kevin Durant assists) | 29 | 20 | |
| 3:18 | Jordan Poole misses driving layup | 29 | 20 | |
| 3:14 | Yves Missi offensive rebound | 29 | 20 | |
| 3:12 | Jose Alvarado misses 24-foot three point jumper | 29 | 20 | |
| 3:08 | Jose Alvarado offensive rebound | 29 | 20 | |
| 3:06 | Jordan Poole misses 23-foot three point jumper | 29 | 20 | |
| 3:04 | Pelicans offensive team rebound | 29 | 20 | |
| 3:04 | Herbert Jones enters the game for Trey Murphy III | 29 | 20 | |
| 3:04 | Alperen Sengun enters the game for Kevin Durant | 29 | 20 | |
| 2:54 | Herbert Jones misses 15-foot pullup jump shot | 29 | 20 | |
| 2:51 | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | 29 | 20 | |
| 2:45 | Steven Adams misses 10-foot floating jump shot | 29 | 20 | |
| 2:43 | Yves Missi defensive rebound | 29 | 20 | |
| 2:37 | Herbert Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper | 29 | 20 | |
| 2:34 | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | 29 | 20 | |
| 2:28 | Jabari Smith Jr. misses 14-foot pullup jump shot | 29 | 20 | |
| 2:25 | Jose Alvarado defensive rebound | 29 | 20 | |
| 2:21 | Herbert Jones misses 23-foot running jump shot | 29 | 20 | |
| 2:17 | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | 29 | 20 | |
| 2:10 | Reed Sheppard misses 28-foot three point jumper | 29 | 20 | |
| 2:06 | Jose Alvarado defensive rebound | 29 | 20 | |
| 1:54 | Zion Williamson makes 2-foot two point shot (Jose Alvarado assists) | 29 | 22 | |
| 1:36 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes driving layup (Steven Adams assists) | 31 | 22 | |
| 1:20 | Herbert Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper | 31 | 22 | |
| 1:16 | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | 31 | 22 | |
| 1:11 | Jabari Smith Jr. lost ball turnover (Jordan Poole steals) | 31 | 22 | |
| 1:02 | Herbert Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper | 31 | 22 | |
| 58.5 | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | 31 | 22 | |
| 48.0 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes 9-foot two point shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 33 | 22 | |
| 32.5 | Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 33 | 22 | |
| 29.7 | Herbert Jones offensive rebound | 33 | 22 | |
| 29.2 | Herbert Jones makes two point shot | 33 | 24 | |
| 9.1 | Alperen Sengun misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot | 33 | 24 | |
| 8.8 | Rockets offensive team rebound | 33 | 24 | |
| 8.8 | Yves Missi loose ball foul | 33 | 24 | |
| 8.8 | Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2 | 33 | 24 | |
| 8.8 | Rockets offensive team rebound | 33 | 24 | |
| 8.8 | Trey Murphy III enters the game for Herbert Jones | 33 | 24 | |
| 8.8 | Aaron Holiday enters the game for Reed Sheppard | 33 | 24 | |
| 8.8 | Josh Okogie enters the game for Alperen Sengun | 33 | 24 | |
| 8.8 | Saddiq Bey enters the game for Yves Missi | 33 | 24 | |
| 8.8 | Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2 | 33 | 24 | |
| 6.3 | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | 33 | 24 | |
| 3.9 | Josh Okogie misses layup | 33 | 24 | |
| 0.9 | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | 33 | 24 | |
| 0.9 | Jabari Smith Jr. misses tip shot | 33 | 24 | |
| 0.9 | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | 33 | 24 | |
| 0.9 | Jabari Smith Jr. misses 5-foot tip shot | 33 | 24 | |
| 0.9 | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | 33 | 24 | |
| 0.0 | Saddiq Bey misses heave jump shot | 33 | 24 | |
| 0.0 | Pelicans offensive team rebound | 33 | 24 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 33 | 24 | |
Regular Season Series
NO leads 1-0
Game Information
Smoothie King Center
8:00 PM, December 18, 2025
New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 16,766
- Referees:
- James Capers
- Mousa Dagher
- Brent Haskill
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 19 | 7 | .731 | - | W4 |
| Houston | 16 | 8 | .667 | 2 | L2 |
| Memphis | 13 | 14 | .481 | 6.5 | W2 |
| Dallas | 11 | 17 | .393 | 9 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 6 | 22 | .214 | 14 | W3 |

