The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Houston Rockets 133-128 on Dec 18, 2025 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Kevin Durant led the Rockets with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.
- Saddiq Bey led the Pelicans with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 1 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 43 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12-15 | 4-6 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Alperen Sengun | 36 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11-26 | 0-4 | 6-10 | 5 |
| Amen Thompson | 41 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11-14 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 44 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-18 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Reed Sheppard | 27 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Josh Okogie | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 1 |
| Steven Adams | 28 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 3 |
| Clint Capela | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Team | 256 | 125 | 57 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 49-104 | 9-29 | 18-27 | 19 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddiq Bey | 34 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11-18 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 0 |
| Trey Murphy III | 38 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9-13 | 2-2 | 7-7 | 2 |
| Herbert Jones | 38 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7-14 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 6 |
| Derik Queen | 35 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7-16 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 4 |
| Jordan Poole | 25 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 3-3 | 2 |
| Zion Williamson | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Jose Alvarado | 30 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 3 |
| Karlo Matkovic | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Bryce McGowens | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Yves Missi | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 263 | 133 | 41 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 49-97 | 11-27 | 24-28 | 24 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Rockets · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 15, 2025: HOU 125, DEN 128 · Next Dec 20, 2025: HOU 115, DEN 101
- Pelicans · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 14, 2025: NO 114, CHI 104 · Next Dec 20, 2025: IND 109, NO 128