The Houston Rockets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 130-128 on Oct 14, 2025 in the preseason at Legacy Arena at BJCC.
Final · Legacy Arena at BJCC
Top performers
- Jabari Smith Jr. led the Rockets with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assists.
- Jeremiah Fears led the Pelicans with 20 points, 6 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 22 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-16 | 4-10 | 8-8 | 4 |
| Amen Thompson | 24 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 9-9 | 3 |
| Tari Eason | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9-15 | 0-4 | 2-3 | 2 |
| Kevin Durant | 28 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-13 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Reed Sheppard | 19 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Josh Okogie | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Alperen Sengun | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Clint Capela | 21 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 |
| JD Davison | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Steven Adams | 24 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jeff Green | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 225 | 123 | 50 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 43-90 | 10-32 | 27-30 | 25 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Fears | 22 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8-15 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Saddiq Bey | 25 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 7-7 | 2 |
| Zion Williamson | 23 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 19 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 0 |
| Trey Murphy III | 24 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jordan Poole | 21 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 6 |
| Herbert Jones | 24 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Yves Missi | 22 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jose Alvarado | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Bryce McGowens | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Micah Peavy | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Karlo Matkovic | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 223 | 124 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 45-98 | 9-38 | 25-27 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Rockets · 2025-26 season · Previous Oct 8, 2025: UTAH 127, HOU 140 · Next Oct 16, 2025: HOU 133, ATL 115
- Pelicans · 2025-26 season · Next Oct 16, 2025: NO 125, ORL 132