The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Houston Rockets 119-108 on Jan 4, 2023 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Jalen Green led the Rockets with 16 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
- CJ McCollum led the Pelicans with 28 points, 1 rebounds and 6 assists.
Houston Rockets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Green | 32 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-15 | 2-8 | 4-4 | 0 |
| KJ Martin | 25 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-7 | 2-2 | 0-3 | 0 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 31 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 6-8 | 3 |
| Eric Gordon | 29 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Alperen Sengun | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 31 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Garrison Mathews | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Boban Marjanovic | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Tari Eason | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 |
| TyTy Washington Jr. | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Team | 212 | 98 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 35-80 | 12-36 | 16-24 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
New Orleans Pelicans box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ McCollum | 35 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-21 | 5-11 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 32 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6-15 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 4 |
| Naji Marshall | 33 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 0 |
| Trey Murphy III | 29 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Jose Alvarado | 21 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Herbert Jones | 31 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 6-6 | 3 |
| Dyson Daniels | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 16 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Devonte' Graham | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 225 | 105 | 44 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 36-83 | 14-38 | 19-22 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Rockets · 2022-23 season · Previous Jan 2, 2023: DAL 111, HOU 106 · Next Jan 5, 2023: UTAH 131, HOU 114
- Pelicans · 2022-23 season · Previous Jan 2, 2023: NO 111, PHI 120 · Next Jan 6, 2023: BKN 108, NO 102