The Houston Rockets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 106-104 on Dec 23, 2023 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 37 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.
- Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 4 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 38 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11-21 | 1-1 | 14-17 | 4 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 37 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10-14 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 3 |
| Fred VanVleet | 36 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-11 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 1 |
| Jalen Green | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 5-6 | 1 |
| Tari Eason | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Dillon Brooks | 28 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jeff Green | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Amen Thompson | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Team | 223 | 101 | 43 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 34-80 | 8-27 | 25-33 | 20 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 34 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11-16 | 1-2 | 5-10 | 1 |
| Brandon Ingram | 36 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 7-9 | 2 |
| Trey Murphy III | 34 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 2 |
| CJ McCollum | 34 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4-10 | 2-7 | 3-4 | 4 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 |
| Herbert Jones | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Naji Marshall | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 |
| Jose Alvarado | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Dyson Daniels | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 218 | 100 | 43 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 36-77 | 8-28 | 20-29 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Rockets · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 22, 2023: DAL 96, HOU 122 · Next Dec 26, 2023: IND 123, HOU 117
- Pelicans · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 21, 2023: NO 123, CLE 104 · Next Dec 26, 2023: MEM 116, NO 115