The Houston Rockets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 128-111 on Dec 26, 2024 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Jalen Green led the Rockets with 30 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
- Trey Murphy III led the Pelicans with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 2 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 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12-21 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Fred VanVleet | 26 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-15 | 7-12 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Alperen Sengun | 25 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Amen Thompson | 31 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Jeff Green | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 28 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Steven Adams | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 |
| Reed Sheppard | 18 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-8 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Jock Landale | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 204 | 99 | 50 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 37-81 | 14-39 | 11-15 | 14 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 30 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-16 | 4-9 | 3-3 | 1 |
| Dejounte Murray | 27 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7-15 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 |
| CJ McCollum | 27 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Javonte Green | 19 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Herbert Jones | 31 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-6 | 3-5 | 0 |
| Daniel Theis | 19 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Yves Missi | 29 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 200 | 81 | 34 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 31-75 | 9-29 | 10-14 | 12 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Rockets · 2024-25 season · Previous Dec 23, 2024: HOU 114, CHA 101 · Next Dec 27, 2024: MIN 113, HOU 112
- Pelicans · 2024-25 season · Previous Dec 22, 2024: DEN 132, NO 129 · Next Dec 27, 2024: MEM 132, NO 124