New Orleans Pelicans 113, Houston Rockets 133 — Recap

December 19, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 113, Houston Rockets 133. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 25-39 HOU; Q2 NOP 27-27 HOU; Q3 NOP 27-33 HOU; Q4 NOP 34-34 HOU.

Top performers (box score): Jalen Green (HOU) 34 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 13-of-22 shooting; Trey Murphy III (NOP) 28 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-17 shooting; Dillon Brooks (HOU) 26 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 6 threes on 10-of-16 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 23 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists on 10-of-14 shooting; Herbert Jones (NOP) 20 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · HOU

Jalen Green

34 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 13-22 FG

Scoring · NOP

Trey Murphy III

28 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 10-17 FG

Scoring · HOU

Dillon Brooks

26 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 6 3PM · 10-16 FG

Season highs

Trey Murphy III · Season-high 28 pointsHerbert Jones · 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
NOP	25	27	27	34		113
HOU	39	27	33	34		133

🧮 How They Scored

NOPHOU

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.0%Effective FG%67.2%

10.5%Turnover %10.3%

23.4%Offensive rebound %20.7%

0.301Free-throw rate0.218

Box Score

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Trey Murphy III F	36	28	1	3	1	—	2	10-17	4-6	4-5	-11
CJ McCollum G	34	18	5	6	1	—	3	6-17	1-5	5-6	-16
Yves Missi C	33	11	11	1	—	—	1	5-8	—	1-2	-19
Herbert Jones F	32	20	2	2	—	—	1	6-14	4-8	4-4	-21
Dejounte Murray G	31	14	5	8	1	—	4	5-12	1-2	3-3	-25
Jordan Hawkins G	17	5	1	—	—	1	—	2-7	1-3	—	-7
Javonte Green G-F	17	4	3	—	—	1	—	2-3	—	0-1	+3
Trey Jemison C	15	3	6	2	—	—	—	1-3	—	1-4	-3
Antonio Reeves G	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	1-2	1-2	—	-1
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl F	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Fred VanVleet G	35	13	2	9	2	2	2	3-8	2-7	5-6	+25
Dillon Brooks G-F	34	26	7	2	1	—	1	10-16	6-10	—	+22
Alperen Sengun F-C	34	23	9	7	—	1	—	10-14	0-1	3-4	+25
Jalen Green G	32	34	6	3	1	—	3	13-22	4-10	4-5	+15
Jabari Smith Jr. F	32	15	2	5	1	—	—	6-11	3-6	—	+19
Amen Thompson G-F	24	4	4	5	—	2	2	1-3	—	2-2	+1
Aaron Holiday G	16	10	3	1	—	—	—	3-5	2-3	2-2	-1
Reed Sheppard G	15	2	3	—	1	1	1	1-4	0-1	—	-3
Steven Adams C	10	2	4	1	1	—	2	1-1	—	—	-7
Cam Whitmore F	3	4	1	—	—	—	—	2-2	—	—	+2
Jock Landale C	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	+1
Jae'Sean Tate F	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	+1

🔬 Advanced Stats

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	36	28	72.9	23.6	-21.1	10.5
Herbert Jones	Bench	32	20	63.5	22.4	-33.9	7.4
CJ McCollum	Bench	34	18	45.8	26.7	-25.2	7.5
Dejounte Murray	Bench	31	14	52.6	23.0	-39.4	9.8
Yves Missi	Bench	33	11	61.9	12.3	-28.2	6.9
Jordan Hawkins	Bench	17	5	35.7	16.3	-23.1	1.9
Javonte Green	Bench	17	4	58.1	6.8	+5.3	6.0
Trey Jemison	Bench	15	3	31.5	13.2	-14.7	0.7
Antonio Reeves	Bench	2	3	75.0	33.3	+10.0	20.0
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	+10.0	0.0
Jose Alvarado	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jalen Green	Bench	32	34	70.2	36.5	+23.7	17.3
Dillon Brooks	Bench	34	26	81.3	21.3	+33.5	15.7
Alperen Sengun	Bench	34	23	73.0	20.8	+37.7	20.2
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	32	15	68.2	14.7	+29.5	10.6
Fred VanVleet	Bench	35	13	61.1	16.7	+36.1	11.6
Aaron Holiday	Bench	16	10	85.0	17.6	+0.4	12.4
Amen Thompson	Bench	24	4	51.5	10.9	+4.3	5.6
Cam Whitmore	Bench	3	4	100.0	25.0	+25.0	27.8
Steven Adams	Bench	10	2	100.0	12.5	-24.5	9.8
Reed Sheppard	Bench	15	2	25.0	13.5	-12.7	1.2
Jeff Green	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	2	—	0.0	20.0	-10.0	-10.0
Jock Landale	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	-10.0	10.0