New Orleans Pelicans 117, Houston Rockets 146 — Recap

March 8, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 117, Houston Rockets 146. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 28-39 HOU; Q2 NOP 30-35 HOU; Q3 NOP 25-35 HOU; Q4 NOP 34-37 HOU.

Top performers (box score): Dillon Brooks (HOU) 27 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 7 threes on 9-of-14 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 20 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists on 7-of-11 shooting; Aaron Holiday (HOU) 20 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-14 shooting; Zion Williamson (NOP) 20 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists on 10-of-19 shooting; CJ McCollum (NOP) 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · HOU

Dillon Brooks

27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 7 3PM · 9-14 FG

Scoring · HOU

Alperen Sengun

20 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST · 7-11 FG

Scoring · HOU

Aaron Holiday

20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 7-14 FG

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	28	30	25	34		117
HOU	39	35	35	37		146

🧮 How They Scored

NOPHOU

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

54.5%Effective FG%65.3%

10.9%Turnover %8.8%

35.3%Offensive rebound %36.6%

0.162Free-throw rate0.221

Box Score

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Trey Murphy III F	31	13	5	2	—	1	2	6-12	0-4	1-2	-15
Zion Williamson F	28	20	2	3	2	—	4	10-19	—	0-2	-37
CJ McCollum G	28	17	5	2	1	—	2	6-13	4-7	1-2	-16
Yves Missi C	28	14	6	4	1	—	1	6-7	—	2-2	-7
Jordan Hawkins G	28	13	2	1	—	—	—	4-12	4-10	1-2	-17
Jose Alvarado G	23	17	4	7	1	—	—	7-16	2-7	1-1	-16
Karlo Matkovic F-C	23	11	7	1	1	—	—	5-5	—	1-1	-13
Kelly Olynyk F	22	—	6	6	—	2	2	0-5	0-1	—	-9
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl F	21	7	4	1	—	—	—	3-6	1-3	—	-19
Jamal Cain F	8	5	3	2	1	—	2	1-4	1-2	2-4	+4

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Amen Thompson G-F	33	15	9	11	—	1	3	7-11	0-1	1-2	+39
Alperen Sengun F-C	32	20	5	6	2	2	2	7-11	—	6-7	+18
Jalen Green G	28	14	7	3	—	—	—	5-15	2-7	2-2	+16
Dillon Brooks G-F	25	27	4	3	1	—	—	9-14	7-11	2-2	+16
Jabari Smith Jr. F	25	14	5	1	2	—	1	6-9	2-4	—	+22
Aaron Holiday G	24	20	4	2	—	—	2	7-14	4-9	2-2	+23
Tari Eason F	24	12	2	1	—	—	1	6-11	0-3	—	+8
Steven Adams C	18	6	8	2	2	2	1	3-5	—	—	+16
Cam Whitmore F	8	8	—	2	—	—	—	2-3	0-1	4-4	-4
Jae'Sean Tate F	6	4	1	—	1	—	—	1-1	—	2-2	-4
Jeff Green F	6	3	2	1	—	1	—	1-1	1-1	—	+7
Jock Landale C	6	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-6

🔬 Advanced Stats

New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Zion Williamson	Bench	28	20	50.3	34.8	-67.8	6.0
CJ McCollum	Bench	28	17	61.2	22.5	-28.4	9.9
Jose Alvarado	Bench	23	17	51.7	26.7	-34.9	14.6
Yves Missi	Bench	28	14	88.8	12.7	-7.5	13.9
Trey Murphy III	Bench	31	13	50.5	19.0	-22.1	5.2
Jordan Hawkins	Bench	28	13	50.5	17.6	-27.9	1.9
Karlo Matkovic	Bench	23	11	101.1	8.1	-22.7	10.4
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	Bench	21	7	58.3	10.9	-39.5	5.8
Jamal Cain	Bench	8	5	43.4	33.3	+22.2	3.7
Bruce Brown	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kelly Olynyk	Bench	22	—	0.0	12.5	-18.8	4.5

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Dillon Brooks	Bench	25	27	90.7	23.8	+34.8	21.8
Aaron Holiday	Bench	24	20	67.2	28.8	+44.2	11.9
Alperen Sengun	Bench	32	20	71.0	20.3	+27.7	13.0
Amen Thompson	Bench	33	15	63.1	17.6	+57.4	14.2
Jalen Green	Bench	28	14	44.1	22.2	+29.0	9.5
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	25	14	77.8	16.1	+43.4	11.7
Tari Eason	Bench	24	12	54.5	18.5	+15.4	6.9
Cam Whitmore	Bench	8	8	84.0	23.8	-22.2	22.2
Steven Adams	Bench	18	6	60.0	12.8	+35.7	11.6
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	6	4	106.4	12.5	-40.1	11.3
Jeff Green	Bench	6	3	150.0	7.7	+52.7	18.8
Fred VanVleet	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jock Landale	Bench	6	—	0.0	0.0	-40.0	0.0
Reed Sheppard	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0