The Houston Rockets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 146-117 on Mar 8, 2025 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 20 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Dillon Brooks led the Rockets with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 3 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 28 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 |
| CJ McCollum | 28 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-13 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Jose Alvarado | 23 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Yves Missi | 28 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Trey Murphy III | 31 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-12 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 28 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Karlo Matkovic | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 |
| Jamal Cain | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 2 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 22 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 219 | 110 | 40 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 45-93 | 11-31 | 9-16 | 16 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Brooks | 25 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-14 | 7-11 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Alperen Sengun | 32 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 3 |
| Amen Thompson | 33 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Jalen Green | 28 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-15 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 25 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Tari Eason | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Steven Adams | 18 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Jeff Green | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nate Williams | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jock Landale | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 209 | 118 | 44 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 46-82 | 13-30 | 13-15 | 13 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Pelicans · 2024-25 season · Previous Mar 6, 2025: HOU 109, NO 97 · Next Mar 9, 2025: MEM 107, NO 104
- Rockets · 2024-25 season · Previous Mar 6, 2025: HOU 109, NO 97 · Next Mar 10, 2025: ORL 84, HOU 97