The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Houston Rockets 117-107 on Mar 19, 2023 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- CJ McCollum led the Pelicans with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.
- Jalen Green led the Rockets with 40 points, 4 rebounds and 1 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ McCollum | 39 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9-18 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 2 |
| Brandon Ingram | 39 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12-24 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 33 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6-12 | 1-1 | 8-9 | 5 |
| Trey Murphy III | 38 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 3-10 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Herbert Jones | 33 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 4 |
| Naji Marshall | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Josh Richardson | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 4 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Dyson Daniels | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 239 | 117 | 39 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 42-85 | 13-31 | 20-24 | 23 |
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 | 39 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11-22 | 4-9 | 14-14 | 2 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 40 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-15 | 3-9 | 8-8 | 1 |
| Tari Eason | 22 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 6-6 | 2 |
| Alperen Sengun | 31 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 6 |
| KJ Martin | 28 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 38 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 22 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Team | 220 | 102 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 29-70 | 9-31 | 35-36 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Pelicans · 2022-23 season · Previous Mar 17, 2023: NO 112, HOU 114 · Next Mar 21, 2023: SA 84, NO 119
- Rockets · 2022-23 season · Previous Mar 17, 2023: NO 112, HOU 114 · Next Mar 20, 2023: GS 121, HOU 108