Houston Rockets 106, New Orleans Pelicans 104 — Recap

December 23, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 106, New Orleans Pelicans 104. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 26-24 NOP; Q2 HOU 21-27 NOP; Q3 HOU 32-33 NOP; Q4 HOU 27-20 NOP.

Top performers (box score): Alperen Sengun (HOU) 37 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-21 shooting; Zion Williamson (NOP) 28 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-16 shooting; Jabari Smith Jr. (HOU) 26 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-14 shooting; Brandon Ingram (NOP) 19 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists on 6-of-12 shooting; Trey Murphy III (NOP) 14 points, 6 rebounds, null assists, 3 threes on 4-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · HOU

Alperen Sengun

37 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 1 3PM · 11-21 FG

Scoring · NOP

Zion Williamson

28 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM · 11-16 FG

Scoring · HOU

Jabari Smith Jr.

26 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 10-14 FG

Season highs

Alperen Sengun · Season-high 37 points

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
HOU	26	21	32	27		106
NOP	24	27	33	20		104

🧮 How They Scored

HOUNOP

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

48.2%Effective FG%51.2%

10.1%Turnover %14.4%

28.3%Offensive rebound %29.5%

0.427Free-throw rate0.354

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Alperen Sengun F-C	38	37	11	6	1	1	2	11-21	1-1	14-17	-2
Jabari Smith Jr. F	37	26	11	2	1	1	1	10-14	4-5	2-3	+1
Fred VanVleet G	36	10	—	3	1	—	1	3-11	2-7	2-3	+1
Dillon Brooks G-F	28	5	5	5	1	—	1	2-7	1-4	—	+6
Jalen Green G	22	9	4	2	1	—	5	2-8	0-4	5-6	-2
Jeff Green F	21	2	3	2	—	—	—	1-3	0-1	—	+6
Tari Eason F	20	8	4	—	2	—	—	4-11	0-2	—	-6
Aaron Holiday G	15	5	1	1	1	—	1	1-2	1-2	2-2	+2
Jae'Sean Tate F	11	2	5	—	—	—	—	1-4	0-2	—	+1
Amen Thompson G-F	10	2	—	—	1	—	—	0-1	0-1	2-4	+3

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Brandon Ingram F	36	19	3	5	—	2	—	6-12	0-2	7-9	+2
Zion Williamson F	34	28	8	4	2	1	3	11-16	1-2	5-10	+2
Trey Murphy III F	34	14	6	—	2	—	1	4-11	3-7	3-3	+4
CJ McCollum G	34	13	5	2	1	1	4	4-10	2-7	3-4	-2
Jonas Valanciunas C	26	10	11	5	2	1	6	5-11	0-2	—	+5
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl F	22	4	3	2	2	1	—	2-5	0-3	—	-8
Herbert Jones F	18	6	3	1	—	—	—	2-8	2-4	—	-13
Dyson Daniels G	14	—	3	—	—	—	1	0-3	0-2	—	-6
Naji Marshall F	12	6	2	2	—	—	—	2-2	—	2-3	+4
Jose Alvarado G	10	4	2	—	—	1	1	2-4	0-2	—	+2

🔬 Advanced Stats

Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Alperen Sengun	Bench	38	37	65.0	35.2	-4.1	24.0
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	37	26	84.9	18.4	-1.8	20.1
Fred VanVleet	Bench	36	10	40.6	15.9	-0.2	2.2
Jalen Green	Bench	22	9	42.3	29.1	-4.3	3.8
Tari Eason	Bench	20	8	36.4	21.2	-14.3	1.5
Dillon Brooks	Bench	28	5	35.7	12.9	+6.8	6.3
Aaron Holiday	Bench	15	5	86.8	7.9	+10.0	11.9
Jeff Green	Bench	21	2	33.3	6.3	+11.7	4.2
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	11	2	25.0	16.0	+8.5	3.8
Amen Thompson	Bench	10	2	36.2	12.5	+18.2	0.0
Jock Landale	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cam Whitmore	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Zion Williamson	Bench	34	28	68.6	28.9	+4.4	21.7
Brandon Ingram	Bench	36	19	59.5	18.4	+1.2	12.5
Trey Murphy III	Bench	34	14	56.8	17.1	+4.3	9.6
CJ McCollum	Bench	34	13	55.3	20.0	-2.9	5.4
Jonas Valanciunas	Bench	26	10	45.5	27.4	+5.6	9.7
Naji Marshall	Bench	12	6	90.4	11.1	+24.0	18.5
Herbert Jones	Bench	18	6	37.5	17.4	-29.4	2.0
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	Bench	22	4	40.0	10.4	-5.4	9.3
Jose Alvarado	Bench	10	4	50.0	20.0	+10.0	1.3
Dyson Daniels	Bench	14	—	0.0	14.8	-15.1	-4.3
Jordan Hawkins	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0