Houston Rockets 109, New Orleans Pelicans 97 — Recap

March 6, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 109, New Orleans Pelicans 97. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 31-34 NOP; Q2 HOU 25-25 NOP; Q3 HOU 33-15 NOP; Q4 HOU 20-23 NOP.

Top performers (box score): Trey Murphy III (NOP) 26 points, 5 rebounds, null assists, 3 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 22 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists on 11-of-14 shooting; Amen Thompson (HOU) 21 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists on 10-of-13 shooting; Zion Williamson (NOP) 20 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists on 5-of-15 shooting; Tari Eason (HOU) 20 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NOP

Trey Murphy III

26 PTS, 5 REB, 0 AST, 3 3PM · 9-15 FG

Scoring · HOU

Alperen Sengun

22 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST · 11-14 FG

Scoring · HOU

Amen Thompson

21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 10-13 FG

Season highs

Tari Eason · 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	31	25	33	20		109
NOP	34	25	15	23		97

🧮 How They Scored

HOUNOP

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

62.3%Effective FG%42.8%

17.6%Turnover %13.3%

25.7%Offensive rebound %31.9%

0.222Free-throw rate0.398

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Amen Thompson G-F	38	21	11	2	—	1	3	10-13	0-1	1-4	+10
Alperen Sengun F-C	36	22	6	8	3	1	4	11-14	—	0-3	+15
Dillon Brooks G-F	36	14	4	1	—	—	1	6-9	1-4	1-2	-1
Jalen Green G	34	9	2	8	—	1	2	3-10	2-7	1-1	+8
Tari Eason F	31	20	2	4	5	1	5	7-14	4-8	2-2	+9
Jabari Smith Jr. F	28	16	5	1	—	1	—	6-13	2-8	2-4	+4
Steven Adams C	19	3	8	6	1	—	2	1-2	—	1-2	+17
Reed Sheppard G	12	2	3	3	—	—	1	1-5	0-1	—	—
Jeff Green F	5	2	—	—	1	1	1	1-1	—	—	-2

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Trey Murphy III F	39	26	5	—	—	2	2	9-15	3-8	5-5	-9
CJ McCollum G	34	13	2	2	—	—	2	5-15	3-6	—	-8
Zion Williamson F	32	20	10	3	1	2	4	5-15	—	10-12	-18
Yves Missi C	28	10	4	1	—	—	—	3-5	—	4-6	-7
Kelly Olynyk F	23	8	5	2	—	1	2	2-5	1-1	3-4	+9
Jose Alvarado G	23	7	2	4	4	—	—	3-9	1-4	—	+2
Jordan Hawkins G	21	7	5	—	1	—	3	2-8	1-4	2-2	-8
Karlo Matkovic F-C	21	6	6	3	1	2	1	2-9	0-3	2-4	-8
Bruce Brown G	19	—	2	2	2	—	1	0-2	0-1	—	-13

🔬 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	36	22	71.8	22.6	+16.0	17.3
Amen Thompson	Bench	38	21	71.1	20.5	+10.3	17.3
Tari Eason	Bench	31	20	67.2	27.4	+10.3	11.0
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	28	16	54.2	21.5	+6.8	13.5
Dillon Brooks	Bench	36	14	70.9	13.1	-6.1	5.7
Jalen Green	Bench	34	9	43.1	15.6	+10.0	7.8
Steven Adams	Bench	19	3	52.1	10.2	+37.1	16.4
Jeff Green	Bench	5	2	100.0	16.7	-18.2	150.0
Reed Sheppard	Bench	12	2	20.0	20.7	-2.6	4.3
Aaron Holiday	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fred VanVleet	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	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
Trey Murphy III	Bench	39	26	75.6	20.4	-8.6	15.0
Zion Williamson	Bench	32	20	49.3	31.3	-21.9	13.8
CJ McCollum	Bench	34	13	43.3	21.3	-8.3	3.6
Yves Missi	Bench	28	10	65.4	12.7	-6.0	6.9
Kelly Olynyk	Bench	23	8	59.2	16.4	+24.0	6.0
Jose Alvarado	Bench	23	7	38.9	16.1	+5.8	13.1
Jordan Hawkins	Bench	21	7	39.4	24.5	-18.6	1.6
Karlo Matkovic	Bench	21	6	27.9	21.8	-20.9	2.7
Bruce Brown	Bench	19	—	0.0	6.3	-28.6	1.8
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jamal Cain	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0