NBA Final Intelligence
Houston Rockets 134, New Orleans Pelicans 102 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 134, New Orleans Pelicans 102. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 29-29 NOP; Q2 HOU 39-18 NOP; Q3 HOU 33-33 NOP; Q4 HOU 33-22 NOP.
Top performers (box score): Alperen Sengun (HOU) 36 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 threes on 12-of-23 shooting; Kevin Durant (HOU) 20 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-16 shooting; Jabari Smith Jr. (HOU) 20 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-15 shooting; Dejounte Murray (NOP) 19 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Saddiq Bey (NOP) 18 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-13 shooting.
Standouts
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
Ahead for good: Alperen Sengun makes 8-foot hook shot (Q2 11:42, HOU 31, NOP 29).
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 29 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 134 | |
| NOP | 29 | 18 | 33 | 22 | 102 |
🧮 How They Scored
Box Score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson G-F | 35 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 4-6 | +32 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. F | 33 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7-15 | 4-9 | 2-2 | +16 |
| Alperen Sengun F-C | 32 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12-23 | 5-7 | 7-8 | +26 |
| Kevin Durant F | 29 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-16 | 1-7 | 5-5 | +1 |
| Aaron Holiday G | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 3-7 | 0-0 | +41 |
| Tari Eason F | 22 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | +15 |
| Reed Sheppard G | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Clint Capela C | 16 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Jae'Sean Tate F | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +27 |
| Josh Okogie G | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Jeff Green F | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Isaiah Crawford F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +1 |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddiq Bey F | 31 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-13 | 4-6 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Yves Missi C | 31 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-8 | -5 |
| Herbert Jones F | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 2-2 | -5 |
| Dejounte Murray G | 28 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-14 | 1-3 | 2-2 | -3 |
| Zion Williamson F | 25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 6-8 | -11 |
| Derik Queen C | 24 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 2-4 | -35 |
| Jeremiah Fears G | 22 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4-14 | 1-4 | 3-4 | -26 |
| Karlo Matkovic F-C | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -25 |
| Micah Peavy G-F | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -18 |
| Jordan Hawkins G | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Jordan Poole G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -16 |
| Kevon Looney F | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | Starter | 32 | 36 | 67.9 | 33.3 | +41.0 | 27.4 |
| Kevin Durant | Starter | 29 | 20 | 54.9 | 26.8 | +3.5 | 13.1 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Starter | 33 | 20 | 63.0 | 18.8 | +23.9 | 9.8 |
| Amen Thompson | Starter | 35 | 14 | 55.4 | 14.8 | +42.4 | 13.1 |
| Reed Sheppard | Starter | 21 | 6 | 50.0 | 13.2 | -21.7 | 3.3 |
| Tari Eason | Bench | 22 | 15 | 62.5 | 20.0 | +36.7 | 17.3 |
| Aaron Holiday | Bench | 25 | 9 | 56.3 | 13.2 | +77.5 | 6.8 |
| Clint Capela | Bench | 16 | 6 | 50.0 | 16.3 | +17.6 | 20.8 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Bench | 13 | 4 | 66.7 | 8.1 | +103.8 | 4.9 |
| Jeff Green | Bench | 04 | 2 | 100.0 | 9.1 | +1.4 | 21.4 |
| Josh Okogie | Bench | 06 | 2 | 33.3 | 21.4 | +33.3 | 21.6 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Isaiah Crawford | Bench | 04 | 0 | 0.0 | 27.3 | +1.4 | -21.4 |
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dejounte Murray | Starter | 28 | 19 | 63.8 | 23.4 | -6.9 | 16.3 |
| Zion Williamson | Starter | 25 | 18 | 78.1 | 22.8 | -15.3 | 12.5 |
| Saddiq Bey | Starter | 31 | 18 | 69.2 | 20.0 | -19.5 | 11.2 |
| Herbert Jones | Starter | 30 | 10 | 46.0 | 19.7 | -7.9 | 1.4 |
| Yves Missi | Starter | 31 | 8 | 53.2 | 11.4 | -7.7 | 4.4 |
| Derik Queen | Bench | 24 | 13 | 47.2 | 27.6 | -71.4 | 4.8 |
| Jeremiah Fears | Bench | 22 | 12 | 38.1 | 33.3 | -56.0 | 5.7 |
| Jordan Hawkins | Bench | 06 | 2 | 50.0 | 15.4 | -33.3 | 5.1 |
| Karlo Matkovic | Bench | 17 | 2 | 25.0 | 13.2 | -67.6 | 0.7 |
| DeAndre Jordan | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kevon Looney | Bench | 04 | 0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | -80.4 | 8.3 |
| Jordan Poole | Bench | 06 | 0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | -111.0 | -8.5 |
| Micah Peavy | Bench | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | -54.5 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
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