NBA Final Intelligence
Houston Rockets 128, New Orleans Pelicans 133 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 128, New Orleans Pelicans 133 (overtime). Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 33-24 NOP; Q2 HOU 34-21 NOP; Q3 HOU 32-38 NOP; Q4 HOU 20-36 NOP; OT1 HOU 9-14 NOP.
Top performers (box score): Kevin Durant (HOU) 32 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 12-of-15 shooting; Saddiq Bey (NOP) 29 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-18 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 28 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists on 11-of-26 shooting; Trey Murphy III (NOP) 27 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-13 shooting; Amen Thompson (HOU) 23 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists on 11-of-14 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · HOU
32 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 12-15 FG
Scoring · NOP
29 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 3 3PM · 11-18 FG
Scoring · HOU
28 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST · 11-26 FG
Season highs
Saddiq Bey · Season-high 29 pointsJabari Smith Jr. · Season-high 12 reboundsDerik Queen · Season-high 12 rebounds
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 | OT | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 33 | 34 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 128 | |
| NOP | 24 | 21 | 38 | 36 | 14 | 133 |
🧮 How They Scored
HOUNOP
66Points in the paint64
9Fast-break points14
20Second-chance points16
20Points off turnovers16
23Bench points34
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
51.4%Effective FG%56.2%
13.2%Turnover %9.9%
47.2%Offensive rebound %28.3%
0.252Free-throw rate0.289
Box Score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. F | 44 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-18 | 1-6 | 1-2 | -5 |
| Kevin Durant F | 43 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12-15 | 4-6 | 4-4 | -7 |
| Amen Thompson G-F | 41 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11-14 | 0-1 | 1-1 | -9 |
| Alperen Sengun F-C | 36 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11-26 | 0-4 | 6-10 | -5 |
| Josh Okogie G | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 3-3 | +2 |
| Steven Adams C | 28 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 2-5 | +3 |
| Reed Sheppard G | 27 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 3-10 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Aaron Holiday G | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Clint Capela C | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +2 |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III F | 38 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9-13 | 2-2 | 7-7 | 0 |
| Herbert Jones F | 38 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7-14 | 2-6 | 2-2 | +19 |
| Derik Queen C | 35 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7-16 | 0-2 | 2-3 | +18 |
| Saddiq Bey F | 34 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11-18 | 3-5 | 4-4 | +21 |
| Jose Alvarado G | 30 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Jordan Poole G | 25 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 3-3 | -7 |
| Zion Williamson F | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | -17 |
| Jeremiah Fears G | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | +5 |
| Karlo Matkovic F-C | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Yves Missi C | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Bryce McGowens G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | Starter | 43 | 32 | 95.5 | 20.8 | -6.7 | 17.2 |
| Alperen Sengun | Starter | 36 | 28 | 46.1 | 33.0 | -11.4 | 14.0 |
| Amen Thompson | Starter | 41 | 23 | 79.6 | 17.1 | -11.0 | 14.2 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Starter | 44 | 12 | 31.8 | 20.2 | -7.0 | 1.0 |
| Josh Okogie | Starter | 30 | 10 | 60.1 | 10.5 | +9.6 | 7.1 |
| Reed Sheppard | Bench | 27 | 11 | 45.8 | 16.7 | +7.0 | 13.0 |
| Steven Adams | Bench | 28 | 6 | 24.6 | 16.9 | +1.5 | 2.5 |
| Clint Capela | Bench | 7 | 3 | 52.1 | 25.0 | +24.2 | 1.6 |
| Aaron Holiday | Bench | 10 | 3 | 50.0 | 10.7 | -17.8 | 1.9 |
| Jeff Green | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tari Eason | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| JD Davison | Bench | 00 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddiq Bey | Starter | 34 | 29 | 73.4 | 26.6 | +34.0 | 21.1 |
| Trey Murphy III | Starter | 38 | 27 | 84.0 | 17.6 | 0.0 | 15.3 |
| Herbert Jones | Starter | 38 | 18 | 60.5 | 18.8 | +28.9 | 10.4 |
| Derik Queen | Starter | 35 | 16 | 46.2 | 25.0 | +26.9 | 8.8 |
| Jeremiah Fears | Starter | 20 | 9 | 50.7 | 20.4 | +14.7 | 9.8 |
| Jordan Poole | Bench | 25 | 15 | 52.4 | 25.8 | -19.7 | 8.9 |
| Zion Williamson | Bench | 21 | 9 | 41.8 | 23.6 | -41.7 | 5.4 |
| Jose Alvarado | Bench | 30 | 7 | 55.4 | 8.7 | +4.9 | 7.6 |
| Karlo Matkovic | Bench | 11 | 3 | 150.0 | 7.4 | -20.8 | 5.9 |
| DeAndre Jordan | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kevon Looney | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Bryce McGowens | Bench | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -28.2 | -6.1 |
| Jordan Hawkins | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Yves Missi | Bench | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | -61.5 | -2.2 |
| Micah Peavy | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
HOU 0
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1 NOP
Last 20 meetings · since 2020-21
HOU 9
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11 NOP
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- NOP 117@HOU 146 Recap
- HOU 109@NOP 97 Recap
- HOU 128@NOP 111 Recap
- NOP 113@HOU 133 Recap
- HOU 105@NOP 127 Recap
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