The Houston Rockets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 114-112 on Mar 17, 2023 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Brandon Ingram led the Pelicans with 31 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.
- Jalen Green led the Rockets with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram | 38 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9-20 | 3-5 | 10-11 | 2 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 34 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10-16 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 |
| CJ McCollum | 39 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Trey Murphy III | 37 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 4-10 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Naji Marshall | 19 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 0 |
| Herbert Jones | 28 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 |
| Josh Richardson | 26 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Dyson Daniels | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 239 | 112 | 35 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 39-82 | 12-28 | 22-25 | 17 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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 | 40 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10-20 | 1-7 | 4-6 | 3 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 39 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6-14 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 1 |
| Alperen Sengun | 36 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8-17 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 |
| KJ Martin | 30 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 0 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 3-5 | 1 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 29 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Tari Eason | 22 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Boban Marjanovic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 219 | 108 | 48 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 41-80 | 11-29 | 15-22 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Pelicans · 2022-23 season · Previous Mar 14, 2023: LAL 123, NO 108 · Next Mar 19, 2023: NO 117, HOU 107
- Rockets · 2022-23 season · Previous Mar 15, 2023: LAL 110, HOU 114 · Next Mar 19, 2023: NO 117, HOU 107