The Houston Rockets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 120-87 on Oct 12, 2023 in the preseason at Legacy Arena at BJCC.
Final · Legacy Arena at BJCC
Top performers
- Jabari Smith Jr. led the Rockets with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.
- CJ McCollum led the Pelicans with 17 points, 2 rebounds and 0 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 24 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-13 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Alperen Sengun | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5-12 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Amen Thompson | 21 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 0 |
| Jalen Green | 25 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0 |
| Tari Eason | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 4 |
| Dillon Brooks | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Nate Williams | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Fred VanVleet | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Boban Marjanovic | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jeff Green | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 188 | 95 | 40 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 18 | 36-70 | 9-31 | 14-17 | 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 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6-13 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Dyson Daniels | 22 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 0-2 | 2 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 17 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Brandon Ingram | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5-13 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Naji Marshall | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Zion Williamson | 22 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Herbert Jones | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Trey Jemison III | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 24 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| E.J. Liddell | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 198 | 72 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 28-71 | 12-31 | 4-7 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Rockets · 2023-24 season · Previous Oct 10, 2023: IND 103, HOU 122 · Next Oct 16, 2023: HOU 99, SA 89
- Pelicans · 2023-24 season · Previous Oct 10, 2023: ORL 122, NO 105 · Next Oct 14, 2023: NO 105, ATL 110