The Houston Rockets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 109-97 on Mar 6, 2025 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.
- Trey Murphy III led the Pelicans with 26 points, 5 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11-14 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 5 |
| Amen Thompson | 39 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10-13 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 2 |
| Tari Eason | 31 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7-14 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 28 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 2-8 | 2-4 | 2 |
| Dillon Brooks | 36 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 5 |
| Jalen Green | 34 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-10 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Steven Adams | 19 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Jeff Green | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Reed Sheppard | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 240 | 109 | 41 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 46-81 | 9-29 | 8-18 | 24 |
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 | 39 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9-15 | 3-8 | 5-5 | 1 |
| Zion Williamson | 32 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 3 |
| CJ McCollum | 34 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Yves Missi | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 2 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 4 |
| Jose Alvarado | 23 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 21 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Karlo Matkovic | 21 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 4 |
| Team | 221 | 97 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31-81 | 9-26 | 26-33 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Rockets · 2024-25 season · Previous Mar 4, 2025: HOU 102, IND 115 · Next Mar 8, 2025: NO 117, HOU 146
- Pelicans · 2024-25 season · Previous Mar 4, 2025: NO 115, LAL 136 · Next Mar 8, 2025: NO 117, HOU 146