Houston Rockets 128, New Orleans Pelicans 111 — Recap

December 26, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 128, New Orleans Pelicans 111. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 39-22 NOP; Q2 HOU 22-21 NOP; Q3 HOU 41-31 NOP; Q4 HOU 26-37 NOP.

Top performers (box score): Jalen Green (HOU) 30 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 6 threes on 12-of-21 shooting; Cam Whitmore (HOU) 27 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Fred VanVleet (HOU) 25 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 7 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Trey Murphy III (NOP) 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-16 shooting; Dejounte Murray (NOP) 17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-15 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · HOU

Jalen Green

30 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 6 3PM · 12-21 FG

Scoring · HOU

Cam Whitmore

27 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 4 3PM · 9-16 FG

Scoring · HOU

Fred VanVleet

25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 7 3PM · 8-15 FG

Season highs

Cam Whitmore · Season-high 27 pointsFred VanVleet · Season-high 7 threesCam Whitmore · Season-high 4 threes

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	39	22	41	26		128
NOP	22	21	31	37		111

🧮 How They Scored

HOUNOP

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

56.7%Effective FG%50.0%

12.3%Turnover %10.1%

50.0%Offensive rebound %29.4%

0.237Free-throw rate0.157

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Amen Thompson G-F	31	9	10	3	1	5	3	4-8	0-3	1-2	+22
Jalen Green G	30	30	2	2	2	—	—	12-21	6-11	—	+30
Jabari Smith Jr. F	28	6	6	—	—	1	2	1-7	0-3	4-4	+6
Cam Whitmore F	27	27	4	1	1	—	—	9-16	4-8	5-6	+8
Fred VanVleet G	26	25	6	4	1	—	2	8-15	7-12	2-2	+14
Alperen Sengun F-C	25	10	13	6	—	—	3	5-11	0-2	—	+19
Reed Sheppard G	18	1	4	2	1	—	—	0-8	0-4	1-2	-13
Jae'Sean Tate F	17	10	2	—	—	—	1	4-6	0-1	2-2	+23
Steven Adams C	11	2	5	—	—	1	1	1-1	—	0-1	+9
Jeff Green F	9	6	2	—	—	—	—	2-3	1-2	1-2	-11
Aaron Holiday G	9	2	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	2-2	-11
Jock Landale C	9	—	—	—	—	1	3	0-1	0-1	—	-11

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Herbert Jones F	31	10	6	7	—	—	2	5-13	0-2	—	-4
Trey Murphy III F	30	21	3	2	1	—	1	7-16	4-9	3-3	-30
Yves Missi C	29	2	9	4	—	2	—	1-3	—	—	-4
Dejounte Murray G	27	17	4	4	3	—	3	7-15	2-5	1-2	-20
CJ McCollum G	27	13	2	3	—	—	1	5-12	2-5	1-2	-13
Javonte Green G-F	19	11	5	—	1	—	1	5-6	1-1	—	-11
Jordan Hawkins G	18	5	—	1	2	—	—	1-8	0-6	3-5	-23
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl F	13	9	3	2	—	—	1	3-5	2-4	1-1	+11
Antonio Reeves G	9	4	1	3	—	—	1	2-5	0-1	—	+11

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jalen Green	Bench	30	30	71.4	26.6	+45.3	18.4
Cam Whitmore	Bench	27	27	72.4	25.0	+8.2	26.9
Fred VanVleet	Bench	26	25	78.7	27.3	+25.5	19.0
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	17	10	72.7	16.0	+54.6	12.8
Alperen Sengun	Bench	25	10	45.5	19.7	+30.0	12.6
Amen Thompson	Bench	31	9	50.7	14.0	+27.7	9.8
Jeff Green	Bench	9	6	77.3	18.2	-55.0	9.3
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	28	6	34.2	14.7	+10.0	0.4
Steven Adams	Bench	11	2	69.4	6.9	+31.1	20.5
Aaron Holiday	Bench	9	2	113.6	4.5	-55.0	9.3
Reed Sheppard	Bench	18	1	5.6	18.4	-34.6	-3.5
Dillon Brooks	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jock Landale	Bench	9	—	0.0	18.2	-55.0	-9.3
Tari Eason	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
Trey Murphy III	Bench	30	21	60.6	25.4	-45.3	11.3
Dejounte Murray	Bench	27	17	53.5	27.5	-34.5	11.8
CJ McCollum	Bench	27	13	50.5	21.9	-20.8	4.9
Javonte Green	Bench	19	11	91.7	13.5	-25.6	14.7
Herbert Jones	Bench	31	10	38.5	19.5	-6.2	6.1
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	Bench	13	9	82.7	17.6	+39.3	16.1
Jordan Hawkins	Bench	18	5	24.5	20.8	-50.2	-2.2
Antonio Reeves	Bench	9	4	40.0	24.0	+55.0	7.2
Yves Missi	Bench	29	2	33.3	4.3	-10.6	8.0
Jose Alvarado	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0